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ngà ngà

Pronunciation Northern /ŋa̤ː˨˩ ŋa̤ː˨˩/ Central /ŋaː˧˧ ŋaː˧˧/ Southern /ŋaː˨˩ ŋaː˨˩/
tipsy; slightly drunk
Adjective
tipsy; slightly drunk

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Adjective
tipsy; slightly drunk Properties & StatesTheme

An adjective used to describe a person who is slightly drunk, tipsy, or feeling a bit squiffy.

vi Anh ấy trông có vẻ đã ngà ngà say.

en He looks a bit tipsy.

Parts
ngà / ngà / 玡玡
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
玡玡
Candidates by syllable
ngà 玡(𤘋) ngà 玡(𤘋)
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
quá chén / chếnh choáng / ngà / ngà voi …
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Use
bờ biển ngà / tre là ngà / tát ngà / trắng ngà
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