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khừ khừ

Pronunciation Northern /xɨ̤˨˩ xɨ̤˨˩/ Central /kʰɨ˧˧ kʰɨ˧˧/ Southern /kʰɨ˨˩ kʰɨ˨˩/
groaning sound
Adverb
groaning sound
1 senses
Meaning
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Sense 1 Adverb
groaning sound Discourse & LogicTheme

Describing a low, deep sound made in the throat, often associated with a person feeling tired, unwell, or dissatisfied.

vi Ông lão nằm rên khừ khừ trong họng.

en The old man lay there with a groaning sound in his throat.

Parts
𠹱𠹱
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𠹱𠹱
Candidates by syllable
khừ 𠹱（𤹒） khừ 𠹱（𤹒）
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
khư khư / khù khụ
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Easily confused

Same spelling, different tone
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