ngó ngoáy
Pronunciation
Northern
/ŋɔ˧˥ ŋwaj˧˥/
Central
/ŋɔ̰˩˧ ŋwa̰j˩˧/
Southern
/ŋɔ˧˥ ŋwaj˧˥/
fidget
Verb
fidget
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Verb
fidget Core Actions
To make small, restless movements, often because of being nervous or impatient.
vi Cậu bé cứ ngó ngoáy trên ghế suốt buổi học.
en The boy kept fidgeting in his chair throughout the lesson.
Parts
ngó / ngoáy / 藕𢫑
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Parts
ngó / ngoáy / 藕𢫑
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
藕𢫑
Candidates by syllable
ngó
藕（𥄭 / 𥘪 / 𥾿 / 𦲼）
ngoáy
𢫑（𨀑）
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
ngọ ngoạy / ngó / ngó ngàng / ngó ngang …
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Similar
ngọ ngoạy / ngó / ngó ngàng / ngó ngang …
Use
dòm ngó / nhòm ngó / ngấp ngó
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Use
dòm ngó / nhòm ngó / ngấp ngó