ngân
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Noun (Archaic/Formal):
- Money, funds: Refers specifically to money handled or transacted by an official institution or treasury. This usage is now mostly found in fixed compound terms.
- Mercury: The chemical element (Hg). This meaning is only used in the compound "thủy ngân".
Verb:
- To resonate, to vibrate, to ring out: Describes a sound, especially a clear, musical one, that continues for a noticeable duration, fading slowly and carrying over a distance.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Nhân viên thu ngân đang kiểm tra hóa đơn. (The cashier is checking the bill.)
- Thủy ngân được dùng trong nhiệt kế. (Mercury is used in thermometers.)
Verb:
- Tiếng chuông chùa ngân vang trong không gian tĩnh lặng. (The temple bell resonated in the quiet space.)
- Giọng hát của cô ấy ngân lên cao vút. (Her singing voice soared and rang out.)
Advanced Usage
- "ngân nga": to hum, to sing softly, often absentmindedly; also describes a sound that lingers melodiously.
- Anh ấy vừa làm vừa ngân nga một giai điệu. (He hummed a tune while working.)
Variants and Related Words
- Thu ngân (n): cashier. The person who receives payment.
- Chuyển ngân (n/v): fund transfer; to transfer money.
- Phát ngân (n/v): cash disbursement; to disburse funds.
- Ngân hàng (n): bank. (Literally: money house/treasury).
- Ngân khố (n): treasury, exchequer.
- Thủy ngân (n): mercury. (Literally: water silver).
Synonyms
- For the verb: resonate, reverberate, ring, echo, vibrate.
- For the noun (money): funds, capital, treasury (in compounds).
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Ngân dài: to resonate for a long time.
- Tiếng đàn ngân dài rồi tắt hẳn. (The note from the instrument resonated for a long time before fading completely.)
- Ngân vang: to echo resoundingly.
- Bài ca chiến thắng ngân vang khắp sân vận động. (The victory song echoed resoundingly throughout the stadium.)
noun
- money
- thủy ngânmercury
verb
- to vibrate