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bản năng

Pronunciation Northern /ɓa̰ːn˧˩˧ naŋ˧˧/ Central /ɓaːŋ˧˩˨ naŋ˧˥/ Southern /ɓaːŋ˨˩˦ naŋ˧˧/
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instinct
Noun
instinct

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Noun
instinct Properties & StatesTheme

A natural behavior or impulse that an organism is born with rather than learning it through experience.

vi Bảo vệ con cái là một bản năng tự nhiên của các loài vật.

en Protecting offspring is a natural instinct of animals.

Parts
bản / năng / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 本能 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 本能

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
本能
Candidates by syllable
bản 本 năng 能
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
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bản thân / bản đồ / bản sao / kịch bản …
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