Definition

1. 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".

2. 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

1. money
   • thủy ngân
     mercury

verb

1. to vibrate