ngu dân

See also: ngư dân and ngu đần

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 愚民, composed of 愚 and 民.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋu˧˧ zən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋʊw˧˧ jəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋʊw˧˧ jəŋ˧˧]

Verb

ngu dân

1. to keep the people ignorant; to stultify the masses; to engage in obscurantism