ngạc nhiên
Pronunciation
Northern
/ŋa̰ːʔk˨˩ ɲiən˧˧/
Central
/ŋa̰ːk˨˨ ɲiəŋ˧˥/
Southern
/ŋaːk˨˩˨ ɲiəŋ˧˧/
Listen
be surprised
Verb
be surprised
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
be surprised Feelings & Emotions
To feel surprised or astonished by something unexpected or unusual.
vi Mọi người đều ngạc nhiên trước tin tức đó.
en Everyone was surprised by that news.
Parts
ngạc / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 愕然 / 愕然
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Parts
ngạc / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 愕然 / 愕然
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 愕然
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
愕然
Candidates by syllable
ngạc
愕（咢）
nhiên
然
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
bình thản / thản nhiên / hờ hững / ngạc
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Similar
bình thản / thản nhiên / hờ hững / ngạc
Use
ba ngạc / kinh ngạc / kình ngạc
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Use
ba ngạc / kinh ngạc / kình ngạc