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lạnh lùng

Pronunciation Northern /la̰ʔjŋ˨˩ lṳŋ˨˩/ Central /la̰n˨˨ luŋ˧˧/ Southern /lan˨˩˨ luŋ˨˩/
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unfriendly
Adjective
unfriendly
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2 senses 2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Sense 1 Adjective
cold and unfriendly Feelings, Appearance & PersonalityTheme

Showing a lack of warmth, kindness, or emotion toward others in one's behavior or attitude.

vi Thái độ lạnh lùng của cô ấy trong buổi gặp gỡ làm mọi người cảm thấy e ngại.

en Her cold and unfriendly attitude during the meeting made everyone feel hesitant.

Sense 2 Adjective
cold and melancholy Feelings, Appearance & PersonalityTheme Weather, Landforms, Environment & DisastersTheme

Characterized by a sense of coldness that evokes feelings of sadness, gloom, or melancholy.

vi Một cơn gió lạnh lùng thổi qua căn phòng vắng khiến lòng người thêm u sầu.

en A cold and melancholy breeze blew through the empty room, adding to the sadness.

Parts
lạnh / lùng / 冷嚨
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
冷嚨
Candidates by syllable
lạnh 冷 lùng 嚨(蘢 / 𡫶 / 𣼰 / 𨓡)
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
lạ lùng / truy lùng / săn lùng / kẻ đắp chăn bông kẻ lạnh lùng
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Use
cảm lạnh / máu lạnh / lạnh lẽo / ướp lạnh …
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