Tiếng Việt · Word Candidate

ông trời

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Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

God or a higher power

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Thượng đế hoặc sức mạnh cao hơn

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Literally: sky owner

Examples

Ông trời không cho mưaGod doesn't let it rain

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com Vietnamese-English dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-16; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “ông trời” mean?

God or a higher power Literally: sky owner

Is “ông trời” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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