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cứng miệng

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tongue-tied
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tongue-tied
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The state of being unable to speak due to extreme surprise, fear, or being cornered during an argument.

vi Anh ấy cứng miệng không trả lời được câu hỏi.

en He was tongue-tied and could not answer the question.

Parts
cứng / miệng / A compound of cứng + miệng …
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Components

Components

cứng miệng

OriginA compound of cứng + miệng

Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
勁𠱄
Candidates by syllable
cứng 勁（𠠊） miệng 𠱄
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.
Use
cứng rắn / cứng ngắc / phần cứng / bìa cứng …
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cứng (hard) — words using
miệng (mouth) — words using
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