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lây dây

Pronunciation Northern /ləj˧˧ zəj˧˧/ Central /ləj˧˥ jəj˧˥/ Southern /ləj˧˧ jəj˧˧/
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protracted; lingering
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protracted; lingering

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Meaning
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Sense 1 unknown
protracted; lingering Descriptive Properties, States & Register FormsTheme

Continuing or lasting for a very long time, often in a slow or tedious way.

vi Cuộc họp kéo dài lây dây mà không đi đến kết luận cuối cùng nào.

en The meeting was protracted and did not reach any final conclusion.

Parts
lây / dây
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Similar
lây truyền / lây / lây lan / lây nhiễm …
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Use
thơm lây / vạ lây / rắc lây / dây cáp …
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