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ngây

Pronunciation Northern /ŋəj˧˧/ Central /ŋəj˧˥/ Southern /ŋəj˧˧/
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stupefied
Adjective
stupefied
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Meaning
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Sense 1 Adjective
stupefied Feelings & EmotionsTheme

Looking naive, stupefied, or having a blank expression that shows a lack of response to surroundings.

vi Anh ấy đứng ngây người ra khi nghe tin dữ.

en He stood there with a stupefied expression upon hearing the bad news.

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Chinese characters Source-aligned
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ngấy / ngậy / ngầy / ngày …
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Easily confused

Same spelling, different tone
Starts with this word

ngây ngô/ngây dại/ngây thơ/ngây ngất/ngây ngấy/ngây người

Use
ngất ngây / ngây thơ như con cầy tơ / thơ ngây
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Words containing this

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Common expressions

ngây mặt
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