ông

See also: ong, Ong, ONG, ống, ổng, -ong, and -öng

Min Nan
For pronunciation and definitions of ông – see 王 (“king; monarch; champion; etc.”).
(This character, ông, is the Pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 王.)

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 翁.

Pronunciation

Noun

ông

  1. grandfather; grandpa
  2. Sir; Mr

Derived terms

Pronoun

ông

  1. you, my grandfather
    Antonyms: cháu, con
  2. (familiar) you, an old man
    Antonyms: cháu, con
  3. (formal) you, a man about 40 or older
    Antonym: tôi
  4. (informal) you, a dude
    Antonym: tôi
  5. I/me, your grandfather
    Antonyms: cháu, con
  6. (familiar) I/me, an old man
    Antonyms: cháu, con
  7. (narratology) he/him, an admirable/lovable old or deceased man

Usage notes
  • For the narratological sense, frequently used to refer to renowned figures such as, for example, Albert Einstein or Alfred Nobel. Perhaps also neutrally fitting for infamous figures such as Adolf Hitler.

Derived terms

Classifier

ông

  1. (literary) Indicates stars

Synonyms

See also
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