ngươi
[ŋɨəj˧˧]
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Sense 1
Meaning · English
(pronoun) you (to address perceived inferiors)
Register: formal
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Examples
Các ngươi là quan tại nhiệm, khi trở về, phải bảo dân gắng sức làm ruộng, xử án phải cho công bằng, nếu có trộm cướp, phải hết lòng lùng bắt, không được thờ ơ lười biếng.You are incumbent mandarins, once [you] come back, [you] must tell the people to work hard on the paddies, [you] must judge cases justly, investigate robberies and thefts -if there be- to the best of your ability, and never be lazy and complacent.
Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Sources & notes
Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗
Sense 2
Meaning · English
(particle) prefixes someone's name, functioning either as a vocative or focus marker.
Register: formal
Examples
19th century, Nguyễn Đình Chiểu, Tale of Lục Vân Tiên:
𠬠𠇮𥄮陣衝無𤽗骨突打朱最㝵
Một mình nhằm trận xông vô,Cùng ngươi Cốt Đột đánh cho tối ngày.
He threw himself into the battle,Fighting against Cốt Đột regardless of day or night.
Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Sense 3
Meaning · English
(noun) pupil (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
Register: formal
Common questions
What does “ngươi” mean?
(pronoun) you (to address perceived inferiors)
Is “ngươi” formal or informal?
ngươi is generally formal.