mộc

Sino-Vietnamese word from 木 (“tree; wood”).

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [məwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [məwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [məwk͡p̚˨˩˨]

mộc

1. (in compounds) woodworking

   thợ mộc ― a woodworker

2. Wood, one of the Wu Xing
3. stamp (imprint or mark made by stamping)

   mộc đỏ ― a red stamp

4. (archaic) shield

   lấy mộc đỡ tên ― to stop an arrow with a shield

mộc

1. (in certain phrases and expressions) plain

   mặt mộc ― a face without makeup

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