nương náu
Pronunciation
Northern
/nɨəŋ˧˧ naw˧˥/
Central
/nɨəŋ˧˥ na̰w˩˧/
Southern
/nɨəŋ˧˧ naw˧˥/
Listen
take refuge
Verb
take refuge
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
take refuge Politics, Law, Institutions & Safety
The act of looking for a safe place to stay and avoid dangers or being disturbed by others.
vi Họ tìm đến hang động để nương náu trong cơn bão.
en They went to the cave to take refuge during the storm.
Parts
nương / náu / A compound of nương + náu …
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Parts
nương / náu / A compound of nương + náu …
OriginA compound of nương + náu
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
娘蓐
Candidates by syllable
nương
娘
náu
蓐
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
ẩn náu
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Similar
ẩn náu
Use
cô nương / công nương / sư nương / nương tử …
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Use
cô nương / công nương / sư nương / nương tử …