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nín

Pronunciation Northern /nin˧˥/ Central /nḭn˩˧/ Southern /nɨn˧˥/
hold back
2 senses
Noun
hold back
Details
2 senses
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Sense 1 Noun
hold back Core ActionsTheme

To deliberately restrain or stop a natural physical reaction such as crying or breathing.

vi Đứa bé cố nín khóc nhưng không được.

en The baby tried to hold back tears but could not.

Sense 2 Noun
shut up

To stop talking or to remain silent, often used as a command to someone else.

vi Anh hãy nín đi để tôi nói chuyện.

en Please shut up so I can speak.

Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𠼶
Candidates by syllable
nín 𠼶
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.
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