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nói láo

Pronunciation Northern /nɔj˧˥ laːw˧˥/ Central /nɔ̰j˩˧ la̰ːw˩˧/ Southern /nɔj˧˥ laːw˧˥/
Listen
tell a lie
Verb
tell a lie
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2 senses 2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Sense 1 Verb
to tell a lie Core ActionsTheme

To deliberately say something untrue in order to deceive others.

vi Nó toàn nói láo để lừa tiền người khác.

en He always tells lies to cheat people out of their money.

Sense 2 Verb
to talk nonsense

To say baseless, nonsensical, or unserious things.

vi Đừng nói láo nữa, hãy nói chuyện nghiêm túc đi.

en Stop talking nonsense and speak seriously.

Parts
nói / láo / 呐咾
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
呐咾
Candidates by syllable
nói 呐 láo 咾
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
nói dối / nói xạo / nói điêu / đía …
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Use
nói chuyện / lời nói / tiếng nói / nghe nói …
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