lương

See also: Lương and lượng

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [lɨəŋ˧˧]
• Homophones: lươn, Lương

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 良.

Adjective

lương

1. (only in compounds) good, honest, decent

Derived terms

• bất lương (不良, “dishonest”)
• cải lương (改良, “to improve; to reform”)
• lương tâm (良心, “conscience”)
• lương y (良醫, “(literary) a good (skillful and ethical) physician”)
• ôn, lương, cung, kiệm, nhượng (溫、良、恭、儉、讓, “be cordial, kind, courteous, modest, and deferential”)
• tù nhân lương tâm (“prisoner of conscience”)

 

Adjective

lương

1. (only in compounds) non-Christian

   Antonyms: đạo, giáo

Derived terms

• lương dân
• lương giáo
• nguời lương

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 糧 (“provisions”).

Noun

lương

1. victuals; food supplies
2. (business) pay; earnings

Derived terms

• ăn lương (“to get regular pay”)
• đồng lương) (“wage; salary; pay (usually low”)
• làm công ăn lương (“(idiomatic) to be a salaryman”)
• lương bổng
• lương hưu (“(retirement) pension”)
• lương lậu
• lương thực (糧食, “a grain staple”)
• tiền lương (“salary; pay”)

 

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 粱.

Noun

lương

1. (agriculture, only in compounds) millet

Derived terms

• cao lương mỹ vị (膏粱美味, “(historical) a luxurious delicacy; gourmet food”)
• cao lương (膏粱, “sorghum”)

 

See also

• kê

Etymology 4

Sino-Vietnamese word from 涼. Doublet of lượng (see sâm bổ lượng).

Adjective

lương

1. (only in compounds) cool; cold

Derived terms

• thê lương (淒涼, “isolated; lonesome”)

 

See also

• mát