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cứng ngắc

Pronunciation Northern /kɨŋ˧˥ ŋak˧˥/ Central /kɨ̰ŋ˩˧ ŋa̰k˩˧/ Southern /kɨŋ˧˥ ŋak˧˥/
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rock hard
Adjective
rock hard
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Meaning
3 senses
Sense 1 Adjective
rock hard Properties & StatesTheme EmotionsTag

This is used to describe something that is very hard and as solid as rock.

vi Miếng bánh này đã để lâu nên cứng ngắc.

en This piece of cake has been left out for a long time and is rock hard.

Sense 2 Adjective
stark stiff

This adjective describes being stark stiff, frozen in place, or completely petrified with fear.

vi Anh ấy đứng cứng ngắc vì quá sợ hãi.

en He stood stark stiff with fear.

Sense 3 Adjective
stiff

This adjective describes being stiff or wooden in movements, showing a lack of natural ease.

vi Những bước nhảy của anh ta trông thật cứng ngắc.

en His dance moves look very stiff.

Parts
cứng / ngắc / 勁硌
Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
勁硌
Candidates by syllable
cứng (𠠊) ngắc (𦝈)
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.
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cứng / cứng đầu / cứng cựa / cứng cổ …
Use
cứng rắn / phần cứng / bìa cứng / cứng nhắc …
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