Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

nghĩa

[ŋiə˦ˀ˥]

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) a meaning; a sense

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

một ý nghĩa

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Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

[…] nghĩa là gì?What does […] mean?

theo nghĩa xấuin the pejorative sense

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Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) morality, decency

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

đạo đức

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Examples

Con hổ có nghĩaThe Moral Tiger (the folkloric tiger who upheld morality by gratefully returning favors to gracious human benefactors)

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Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) relationship; bond

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

mối quan hệ

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Examples

𱏺(⿰氵䒘)𪢱浪：「世結𧘇𧵆，世曷麻失。𧵑結𧘇切，𧵑曷時車。色結時夭，色丒(⿷又丶)連衰。」The Book of Han says: "People who become friends because of power stay close while the power lasts, when the power is gone, the friendship is lost. People who become friends because of wealth stay intimate while the money lasts, when the wealth is gone, they grow apart. People who become close becau

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Common questions

What does “nghĩa” mean?

(noun) a meaning; a sense

Is “nghĩa” formal or informal?

nghĩa is generally formal.