hình dung

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (Northern Vietnam, noun sense) hình dong

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 形容.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hïŋ˨˩ zʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hɨn˦˩ jʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [hɨn˨˩ jʊwŋ͡m˧˧]

Verb

hình dung

1. to form an image or concept in one's head; to imagine, to figure, to picture, to reckon etc.

Noun

hình dung

1. (archaic or literary) outer appearance (of a person)
   • 1820, Nguyễn Du, Truyện Kiều [The Tale of Kiều]:

     Một chàng vừa trạc thanh xuân,
     Hình dung chải chuốt, áo khăn dịu dàng.

     The bard was a young man of blossoming age,
     With well-groomed appearance of refined attire.