nửa người nửa ngợm
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Half person, half creature — humanity incompletely installed.
Literally: half human, half beast
Examples
Nửa người nửa ngợm nửa đười ươi.Half man, half creature, half orangutan.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “nửa người nửa ngợm” mean?
Half person, half creature — humanity incompletely installed. Literally: half human, half beast
Is “nửa người nửa ngợm” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.