ngong ngóng
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Definition
- Verb:
- To wait eagerly, to look forward to with anticipation: "ngong ngóng" describes the action of waiting for something or someone with a strong sense of expectation, hope, and often impatience. It implies a state of longing and frequently involves looking out or paying close attention for the awaited event or person.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cả gia đình ngong ngóng chờ tin anh ấy. (The whole family is eagerly waiting for news from him.)
- Đứa trẻ ngong ngóng nhìn ra cửa sổ, chờ mẹ về. (The child looks out the window eagerly, waiting for mother to come home.)
- Chúng tôi ngong ngóng kết quả kỳ thi. (We are anxiously awaiting the exam results.)
Advanced Usage
"ngong ngóng chờ đợi": to wait in eager anticipation (often used for emphasis).
- Họ ngong ngóng chờ đợi ngày đoàn tụ. (They are eagerly awaiting the day of reunion.)
"ngong ngóng tin tức": to be on tenterhooks for news.
- Cả nước ngong ngóng tin tức về đội tuyển. (The whole country is eagerly awaiting news about the national team.)
Variants and Related Words
Ngóng (verb): to wait for, to look out for. This is the root word. "Ngong ngóng" is its reduplicative form, which intensifies the meaning.
- Ngóng tin. (To wait for news.)
Trông ngóng (verb): to hope and wait for. A close synonym.
- Trông ngóng ngày gặp lại. (To look forward to the day of meeting again.)
Synonyms
- Mong đợi: to expect, to look forward to.
- Trông chờ: to hope for, to await.
- Nôn nóng: to be impatient, to be anxious (focuses more on the impatience).
Related Idioms and Phrases
Ngồi ngóng đứng trông: (Idiom) To be in a constant state of anxious waiting, unable to sit still.
- Nghe tin con ốm, bà ngồi ngóng đứng trông suốt. (Hearing her child was sick, she waited anxiously, unable to rest.)
Mòn mỏi ngóng trông: (Idiom) To wait until one is worn out, to wait forlornly for a very long time.
- Người vợ mòn mỏi ngóng trông chồng đi chiến trận. (The wife waited wearily for her husband who went to war.)
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