"khôn" meaning in Vietnamese

See khôn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [xon˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [kʰoŋ˧˧] [Huế], [xoŋ˧˧] [Huế], [kʰoŋ˧˧] (note: Saigon), [xoŋ˧˧] (note: Saigon)
Head templates: {{head|vi|adjective|||||||head=|tr=}} khôn, {{vi-adj}} khôn
  1. wise, smart
    Sense id: en-khôn-vi-adj-rCj3Crge Categories (other): Sino-Vietnamese words Disambiguation of Sino-Vietnamese words: 42 20 21 0 9 8
  2. clever; street-smart
    Sense id: en-khôn-vi-adj--Z2FGSi9 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 74 4 0 5 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 83 3 0 3 3 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 10 78 5 0 3 3
  3. sapient
    Sense id: en-khôn-vi-adj-PkUdTDYr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: khun [Central, North, Vietnam] Derived forms: khôn hồn (english: wise, sensible), khôn khéo (english: subtle; clever), khôn lỏi (english: slim), khôn lớn (english: mature to adulthood), khôn ngoan (english: wise), tinh khôn (english: cuteness), trí khôn (english: intellect)
Etymology number: 1

Adverb

IPA: [xon˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [kʰoŋ˧˧] [Huế], [xoŋ˧˧] [Huế], [kʰoŋ˧˧] (note: Saigon), [xoŋ˧˧] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 困 (“difficult”, SV: khốn), with the commonly seen Vietnamese tone A vs. MC tone C correspondence. Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|困}}, {{der|vi|zh|困//|pos=SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">khốn</i>|t=difficult|tr=-}} Chinese 困 (“difficult”, SV: khốn), {{vi-etym-sino|困|difficult|khốn|hv=n}} Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 困 (“difficult”, SV: khốn) Head templates: {{head|vi|adverb|||head=|tr=}} khôn, {{vi-adv}} khôn
  1. (literary, before verb) impossibly Tags: literary Derived forms: khôn cùng, khôn lường, khôn nguôi, khôn xiết
    Sense id: en-khôn-vi-adv-N73cETBo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [xon˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [kʰoŋ˧˧] [Huế], [xoŋ˧˧] [Huế], [kʰoŋ˧˧] (note: Saigon), [xoŋ˧˧] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 坤. Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|坤}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|坤}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 坤 Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} khôn, {{vi-noun}} khôn
  1. trigram 8
    Sense id: en-khôn-vi-noun-rsafE8EB
  2. hexagram 2 (䷁)
    Sense id: en-khôn-vi-noun-GY4MfLem
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: càn khôn
Etymology number: 3
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    },
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      "english": "subtle; clever",
      "word": "khôn khéo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "slim",
      "word": "khôn lỏi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "mature to adulthood",
      "word": "khôn lớn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "wise",
      "word": "khôn ngoan"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "cuteness",
      "word": "tinh khôn"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
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      ]
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      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
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      "ipa": "[kʰoŋ˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[xoŋ˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰoŋ˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[xoŋ˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Central",
        "North",
        "Vietnam"
      ],
      "word": "khun"
    }
  ],
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}

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        },
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          "text": "nỗi buồn/giận khôn nguôi",
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      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
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      "ipa": "[kʰoŋ˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[xoŋ˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰoŋ˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[xoŋ˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "khôn"
}

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      "expansion": "khôn",
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  "pos": "noun",
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      ]
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        "hexagram 2 (䷁)"
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        "Hà-Nội"
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      "ipa": "[kʰoŋ˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[xoŋ˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰoŋ˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[xoŋ˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "khôn"
}
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    "Vietnamese lemmas",
    "Vietnamese nouns",
    "Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "wise, sensible",
      "word": "khôn hồn"
    },
    {
      "english": "subtle; clever",
      "word": "khôn khéo"
    },
    {
      "english": "slim",
      "word": "khôn lỏi"
    },
    {
      "english": "mature to adulthood",
      "word": "khôn lớn"
    },
    {
      "english": "wise",
      "word": "khôn ngoan"
    },
    {
      "english": "cuteness",
      "word": "tinh khôn"
    },
    {
      "english": "intellect",
      "word": "trí khôn"
    }
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  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "wise, smart"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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        ],
        [
          "smart",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "clever; street-smart"
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "street-smart",
          "street-smart"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sapient"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sapient",
          "sapient"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[xon˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰoŋ˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[xoŋ˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰoŋ˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[xoŋ˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "Central",
        "North",
        "Vietnam"
      ],
      "word": "khun"
    }
  ],
  "word": "khôn"
}

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    {
      "word": "khôn cùng"
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    {
      "word": "khôn lường"
    },
    {
      "word": "khôn nguôi"
    },
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    }
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    }
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        "Vietnamese terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "everlasting sadness/anger (literally, “unfadable sadness/anger”)",
          "text": "nỗi buồn/giận khôn nguôi",
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        },
        {
          "text": "Late 19th century, Nguyễn Khuyến, “Bạn Đến Chơi Nhà (My Friend's Come Visiting My Home)”\nAo sâu nước cả, khôn chài cá;\nVườn rộng rào thưa, khó đuổi gà.\nThe pond is so deep and large, it's impossible to catch fish;\nThe garden is so broad, the hedges so sparse, it's hard to chase chicken.",
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        }
      ],
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        "impossibly"
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        "(literary, before verb) impossibly"
      ],
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        "before verb"
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[xon˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰoŋ˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[xoŋ˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰoŋ˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[xoŋ˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "khôn"
}

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    {
      "word": "càn khôn"
    }
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  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "trigram 8"
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    },
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        "hexagram 2 (䷁)"
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          "hexagram"
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    }
  ],
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰoŋ˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[xoŋ˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰoŋ˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[xoŋ˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "khôn"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Vietnamese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-01-31 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-01-20 using wiktextract (bcd5c38 and 9dbd323). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.