ông

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Hokkien

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For pronunciation and definitions of ông – see (“king; monarch; duke; prince; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of ).

Vietnamese

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Alternative forms

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  • (North Central Vietnam, phonetic spelling) ôông

Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from (old man). In Japanese, the same character corresponds to (old woman). The character for (which corresponds to ông in Vietnamese), (, grandmother), actually corresponds to (, grandfather) in Chinese and Japanese.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ông

  1. a grandfather
  2. an old man
  3. (honorific) a man, old or young

Derived terms

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Pronoun

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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
    Ông nghĩ sao vậy !?
    The heck were you thinking, man!?
  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

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  • For the narratological sense, frequently used to refer to renowned figures such as, for example, Benjamin Franklin. Perhaps also neutrally fitting for infamous figures such as Adolf Hitler.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Khmer: អុង (ʼong)

Classifier

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ông

  1. (literary) Indicates stars
    Synonyms: , ngôi
  2. used for lime container
    Ông bình vôi — A lime container

See also

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