nước đến chân mới nhảy
Pronunciation
Northern
/nɨək˧˥ ɗen˧˥ ʨən˧˧ məːj˧˥ ɲa̰j˧˩˧/
Central
/nɨə̰k˩˧ ɗḛn˩˧ ʨəŋ˧˥ mə̰ːj˩˧ ɲaj˧˩˨/
Southern
/nɨək˧˥ ɗəːŋ˧˥ ʨəŋ˧˧ məːj˧˥ ɲaj˨˩˦/
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procrastinate
Adjective
procrastinate
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Sense 1
Adjective
procrastinate Feelings, Appearance & Personality
To delay taking action until a problem becomes urgent or a dangerous situation is about to occur.
vi Anh ấy luôn để nước đến chân mới nhảy.
en He always procrastinates until the last minute.
Parts
渃𦤾蹎㵋趾
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Parts
渃𦤾蹎㵋趾
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
渃𦤾蹎㵋趾
Candidates by syllable
nước
渃
đến
𦤾（𦥃 / 𨀏）
chân
蹎
mới
㵋
nhảy
趾
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Feelings, Appearance & Personality
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Feelings, Appearance & Personality