gương

See also: gượng

Vietnamese
gương

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 鏡 (“mirror”, SV: kính). Doublet of kính.

Attested in Phật thuyết đại báo phụ mẫu ân trọng kinh (佛說大報父母恩重經) as 𦎛, composed of 司 (MC sɨ) + 姜 (MC kɨɐŋ) (modern SV: tư and khương).

Pronunciation

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc, tấm) gương

  1. a mirror (smooth reflecting surface)
    Gương kia ngự ở trên tường
    Thế gian ai đẹp được dường như ta?
    Mirror, mirror on the wall
    Who is the fairest of them all?
  2. (tấm ~) an example; a role model
    gương người tốt, việc tốt
    an example of good people doing good things
  3. (Central Vietnam) Synonym of kính (“eyeglasses”)

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Derived terms
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