ngoe

Thân thiện

Một con cua nhỏ giơ cái ngoe của nó lên.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Crab's legs or claws: Refers specifically to the legs or pincers of a crab. Often used in the reduplicated form "ngoe ngoe" to describe their wiggling movement.
   • Newborn baby's cry: Describes the sound or act of crying of a newborn infant. This meaning is also commonly expressed with the reduplicated form "ngoe ngoe".

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Con cua vẫy cái ngoe. (The crab wiggles its claw.)
  • Đứa trẻ sơ sinh khóc ngoe ngoe. (The newborn baby cries with a wailing sound.)

Advanced Usage

• The word is very rarely used in its singular form "ngoe" in modern Vietnamese. It is almost exclusively used in its reduplicated form "ngoe ngoe".
  • "ngoe ngoe" (Adjective/Adverb): Describes a slight, wiggling movement (like a crab's leg) or a faint, continuous crying sound.

    • Những cái chân cua ngoe ngoe. (The crab's legs wiggle.)
    • Em bé nằm ngoe ngoe trong nôi. (The baby lies in the cradle, crying softly/fidgeting.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ngoe ngoe: The standard, commonly used reduplicated form. Functions as an adjective or adverb describing gentle movement or weak crying.

Synonyms

• Crab's leg/claw: càng cua (more common for "pincer").
• Newborn's cry: tiếng khóc trẻ sơ sinh.

Notes on Usage

• "Ngoe" is an archaic or highly specific term. In contemporary language, learners should treat "ngoe ngoe" as the primary lexical unit.
• It is a vivid, onomatopoeic word often used in descriptive or literary contexts to paint a sensory image (movement or sound).

Học thuật

1. Crab'slegs
2. New-born baby's cry