ngủ ngày
[ŋu˧˩ ŋaj˨˩]
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Meaning · English
(verb) to sleep during the day, to be asleep in the daytime
Verb
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Examples
Thiếu nữ ngủ ngàyThe Day-Sleeping Girl (a poem by Hồ Xuân Hương)
Tể Dư ngủ ngày, Khổng tử bảo: “Gỗ mục không thể chạm khắc được, vách bằng đất dơ không thể trát được? Đối với trò Dư, còn trách làm gì?”Zai Yu was asleep in the daytime, Confucius said: “Rotten woods cannot be carved; walls made of dirty soils cannot be troweled. As for Pupil Yu, why bother to chide him?”
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Sources & notes
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Common questions
What does “ngủ ngày” mean?
(verb) to sleep during the day, to be asleep in the daytime
Is “ngủ ngày” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.