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bê bết

Pronunciation Northern /ɓe˧˧ ɓet˧˥/ Central /ɓe˧˥ ɓḛt˩˧/ Southern /ɓe˧˧ ɓəːt˧˥/
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delayed or stagnant
Adjective
delayed or stagnant
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2 senses 2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Sense 1 Adjective
delayed or stagnant

Being in a state of stagnation or delay, with little to no progress.

vi Công việc của họ vẫn đang ở tình trạng bê bết suốt tuần qua.

en Their work has been in a stagnant state all week.

Sense 2 Adjective
splashed or drenched

Being completely covered in liquid or another substance; soaked or drenched.

vi Bộ quần áo của cậu bé bị bùn đất bám vào bê bết.

en The boy's clothes were completely covered in mud.

Parts
bê / bết / 陂𡌀
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
陂𡌀
Candidates by syllable
bê 陂(𤚆) bết 𡌀
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
be bét / lết bết / delayed / delayed
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Use
búp bê / bê bối / bê tông / bỏ bê
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