{"id":542,"date":"2021-11-15T07:05:46","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T07:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/?p=542"},"modified":"2021-11-15T16:27:37","modified_gmt":"2021-11-15T16:27:37","slug":"words-indicating-black-in-the-vietnamese-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/words-indicating-black-in-the-vietnamese-language\/","title":{"rendered":"Words Indicating \u201cBlack\u201d in the Vietnamese Language"},"content":{"rendered":"
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How many Vietnamese words have you learned that indicate the color black? The answer should be: A LOT. Let\u2019s see how many words you might have learned\u2026
\nThe primary Vietnamese word for black is m\u00e0u \u0111en. However, there are many Sino-Vietnamese words to use in lieu of m\u00e0u \u0111en such as h\u1eafc, huy\u1ec1n, \u00f4, mun, m\u1ef1c. Each word is only used in certain contexts. Addtionally, there are many t\u1eeb gh\u00e9p (compound words) describing various shades of m\u00e0u \u0111en.
\nSINO-VIETNAMESE WORDS FOR BLACK COLOR
\nV\u00ed d\u1ee5 (example):
\n\u2022 A black horse is called ng\u1ef1a \u00f4
\n\u2022 A black dog is called ch\u00f3 m\u1ef1c
\n\u2022 A black cat is called m\u00e8o mun
\n\u2022 Silky black hair is called t\u00f3c huy\u1ec1n
\n\u2022 Black pants are called qu\u1ea7n th\u1eabm
\n\u2022 Black wood is called g\u1ed7 mun
\nCOMPOUND WORDS TO INDICATE BLACK COLORS
\nDepending on the subject and region, there are many compound words to indicate different shades and conditions of m\u00e0u \u0111en: \u0111en thui, \u0111en ng\u00f2m, \u0111en s\u00ec, \u0111en k\u1ecbt, \u0111en tuy\u1ec1n, \u0111en \u0111\u00faa, \u0111en th\u00e2m, \u0111en d\u00f2n, \u0111en nh\u00e1y, \u0111en b\u00f3ng, etc.
\nV\u00ed d\u1ee5:
\n\u2022 Ban \u0111\u00eam con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0y \u0111en thui v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u00e8n \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng (at night this street is pitch-black because it has no street lights)
\n\u2022 Nh\u00ecn c\u00e1i v\u1ef1c \u0111en ng\u00f2m m\u00e0 \u1edbn (It\u2019s scary to look at the pitch-dark abyss)
\n\u2022 T\u00f3c c\u00f4 \u1ea5y \u0111en tuy\u1ec1n (her hair is jet black)
\n\u2022 C\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u1ea5y c\u00f3 c\u1eb7p m\u1eaft \u0111en nh\u00e1y (that girl has a pair of dark black eyes)
\n\u2022 Anh ta c\u00f3 n\u01b0\u1edbc da \u0111en d\u00f2n (he has a healthy dark skin complexion)
\n\u2022 B\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi \u0111en k\u1ecbt (the sky is very dark)
\n\u2022 M\u1eb7t b\u00e0n \u0111en b\u00f3ng (shiny black table surface)
\nFIGURATIVE MEANING
\nFiguratively, the word \u0111en annotates negative states such as bad luck, or bad vibes.
\nV\u00ed d\u1ee5:
\n\u2022 S\u1ed1 ph\u1eadn \u0111en \u0111\u1ee7i (unlucky fate)
\n\u2022 X\u00e3 h\u1ed9i \u0111en (mafia, crime syndicate, underworld)
\n\u2022 \u0110en b\u1ea1c, \u0111\u1ecf t\u00ecnh (unlucky in money but lucky in love)
\n\u2022 Khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t h\u1eafc \u00e1m (Sino word, indicating an evil face)
\n\u2022 G\u1ea7n m\u1ef1c th\u00ec \u0111en, g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e8n th\u00ec s\u00e1ng (Vietnamese idiom: \u201cIt\u2019s bad to associate with bad people. It\u2019s good to associate with good people\u201d)
\nTRIVIA QUESTIONS
\nTime to play the game. How many questions can you answer?
\n1. Which sea\u2019s name has the word \u201c\u0111en\u201d in it in Vietnamese?
\n2. In Vietnamese, \u201cv\u00e0ng \u0111en\u201d (black gold) is a figurative word for what?
\n3. What is the Vietnamese word for black market?
\n4. What is the Vietnamese figurative word for poor people, the laborer, the powerless, or peasants?
\n5. What is the other name for \u201cth\u1ea1ch \u0111en\u201d (black grass jelly) in Vietnamese?
\n6. What is the Vietnamese word for melanin (a natural dark pigment found in most organisms)
\n7. What is an important component to use on paved roads in Vietnamese?
\n8. Can you name some well-known Vietnamese tr\u00f9m x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i \u0111en (crime syndicate leaders)?<\/p>\n

Answers:
\n1. Bi\u1ec3n \u0111en or H\u1eafc h\u1ea3i (Black sea)
\n2. Than \u0111\u00e1 (coal)
\n3. Ch\u1ee3 \u0111en (black market)
\n4. D\u00e2n \u0111en (poor people)
\n5. S\u01b0\u01a1ng s\u00e1o (black jelly)
\n6. H\u1eafc t\u1ed1 (melanin)
\n7. H\u1eafc \u00edn or d\u1ea7u h\u1eafc (tar)
\n8. N\u0103m cam (Saigon), \u0110\u1ea1i Cathay (Saigon), Cu N\u00ean (H\u1ea3i Ph\u00f2ng), Dung H\u00e0 (H\u1ea3i Ph\u00f2ng), Kh\u00e1nh Tr\u1eafng (H\u00e0 N\u1ed9i)<\/p>\n

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How many Vietnamese words have you learned that indicate the color black? The answer should be: A LOT. Let\u2019s see how many words you might have learned\u2026 The primary Vietnamese word for black is m\u00e0u \u0111en. However, there are many Sino-Vietnamese words to use in lieu of m\u00e0u \u0111en such as h\u1eafc, huy\u1ec1n, \u00f4, mun…<\/p>\n

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