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giả ngộ

Pronunciation Northern /za̰ː˧˩˧ ŋo̰ʔ˨˩/ Central /jaː˧˩˨ ŋo̰˨˨/ Southern /jaː˨˩˦ ŋo˨˩˨/
play dumb
Verb
play dumb
1 senses 2 Components
Meaning
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Sense 1 Verb
play dumb Core ActionsTheme

To pretend to be ignorant or not understand something in order to avoid trouble.

vi Anh ấy giả ngộ để không phải trả lời câu hỏi.

en He played dumb to avoid answering the question.

Parts
giả / ngộ
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Components

Components

giả ngộ
Similar
giả ngơ / chứng ngộ / kỳ ngộ / cảm ngộ …
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Easily confused

Same spelling, different tone
Ends with this word

chứng ngộ/kỳ ngộ/cảm ngộ/khai ngộ/hạnh ngộ/tao ngộ/tri ngộ

Use
tác giả / giả vờ / độc giả / giả sử …
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giả (fake) — words using
ngộ (quaint) — words using
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