gai ngạnh
Pronunciation
Northern
/ɣaːj˧˧ ŋa̰ʔjŋ˨˩/
Central
/ɣaːj˧˥ ŋa̰n˨˨/
Southern
/ɣaːj˧˧ ŋan˨˩˨/
Listen
stubborn
Adjective
stubborn
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Adjective
stubborn Properties & States
This adjective describes a person who is very determined to do what they want and refuses to change their mind.
vi Tính cách anh ta rất gai ngạnh và khó bảo.
en His personality is very stubborn and difficult to manage.
Parts
gai / ngạnh / 荄更
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Parts
gai / ngạnh / 荄更
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
荄更
Candidates by syllable
gai
荄（𦃮）
ngạnh
更（硬 / 哽 / 骾）
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
gái ngành / gai góc / gai / gai mắt …
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Similar
gái ngành / gai góc / gai / gai mắt …
Use
nằm gai nếm mật / bánh gai / cầu gai / dây kẽm gai
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Use
nằm gai nếm mật / bánh gai / cầu gai / dây kẽm gai