giáng
See also: giang, Giang, and Giăng
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 降 (“to fall”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaːŋ˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [jaːŋ˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [jaːŋ˦˥]
Noun
giáng
- (music, only in compounds, after the name of a note) a flat
- (music) Short for dấu giáng (“flat sign”).
Verb
giáng
- (literary) to inflict
- giáng một đòn chí tử
- to deal a fatal blow
See also
- giáng sinh
- thăng