ngờ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ngo"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Old Chinese 疑 (OC *[ŋ](r)ə) (B-S) (SV: nghi). Doublet of nghi. Compare ngỡ.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋəː˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋəː˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋəː˨˩]

Verb

ngờ • (𪟽, 𱒇, 𪫢, 疑, 㘈)

1. to doubt; to suspect; to be suspicious (of)
2. to imagine; to fancy; to think in a way that's actually not true

Derived terms

• bất ngờ
• nghi ngờ
• ngờ đâu
• ngờ nghệch
• ngờ ngợ
• ngờ vực