ngu dân
Pronunciation
Northern
/ŋu˧˧ zən˧˧/
Central
/ŋu˧˥ jəŋ˧˥/
Southern
/ŋu˧˧ jəŋ˧˧/
Listen
keep people ignorant
Verb
keep people ignorant
1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
keep people ignorant
Politics & Institutions
To deliberately keep the general public ignorant or prevent them from gaining knowledge.
vi Những hành động này chỉ nhằm mục đích ngu dân.
en These actions only aim to keep the people ignorant.
Parts
ngu / dân / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 愚民 …
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Parts
ngu / dân / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 愚民 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 愚民
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
愚民
Candidates by syllable
ngu
愚
dân
民
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
ngư dân
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Similar
ngư dân
Use
ngu ngốc / ngu xuẩn / đại ngu / ngu độn …
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Use
ngu ngốc / ngu xuẩn / đại ngu / ngu độn …