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cầm lòng

Pronunciation Northern /kə̤m˨˩ la̤wŋ˨˩/ Central /kəm˧˧ lawŋ˧˧/ Southern /kəm˨˩ lawŋ˨˩/
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restrain emotions
Verb
restrain emotions
2 senses 2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
Sense 1 Verb
restrain emotions Feelings & EmotionsTheme EmotionsTag

To control or hide one's emotions and feelings in a difficult situation.

vi Cô ấy cố gắng cầm lòng để không bật khóc trước mặt mọi người.

en She tried to control her emotions to avoid crying in front of everyone.

Sense 2 Verb
restrain emotions

A state of showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern for anything.

vi Anh ấy cầm lòng trước mọi sự kiện đang diễn ra xung quanh mình.

en He remained apathetic toward all the events happening around him.

Parts
cầm / lòng / 琴𢚸
Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
琴𢚸
Candidates by syllable
cầm (扲 / 禽 / 𨆓) lòng 𢚸
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
cẩm long / cam lòng
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dương cầm / thiên cầm / cổ cầm / tây ban cầm …
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