mệnh danh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 命名.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [məjŋ̟˧˨ʔ zajŋ̟˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [men˨˩ʔ jɛɲ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [məːn˨˩˨ jan˧˧]

Verb

mệnh danh

(literary, usually in the passive) to give a moniker or epithet to someone or something, by which they are or it is popularly known
được mệnh danh là... ― to be popularly known as...

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