nòng

See also: nong, nóng, nöng, nǒng, and -nong

Mandarin

Alternative forms

• nong — nonstandard
• nòŋ — very rare shorthand

Romanization

nòng (nong⁴, Zhuyin ㄋㄨㄥˋ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 弄
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 挊
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 挴

Vietnamese

Etymology

Probably related to lòng and tròng through an affixed form.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nawŋ͡m˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [nawŋ͡m˦˩] ~ [nɔŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [nawŋ͡m˨˩]

Noun

(classifier cái) nòng • (檂)

1. gun barrel
2. (obsolete) core

Derived terms

• nòng cốt
• nòng rãnh
• nòng trơn