ngấp nghé
Pronunciation
Northern
/ŋəp˧˥ ŋɛ˧˥/
Central
/ŋə̰p˩˧ ŋɛ̰˩˧/
Southern
/ŋəp˧˥ ŋɛ˧˥/
Listen
nearly reach
Verb
nearly reach
3 senses
1 Components
Meaning
3 senses
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Meaning
3 senses
Sense 1
Verb
nearly reach
Comparison & Modality
To be very close to reaching a certain level, position, or a specific stage.
vi Mực nước sông đang ngấp nghé bờ đê.
en The river water level is nearly reaching the edge of the dike.
Sense 2
Verb
hover near
To approach something with hesitation or to look at something secretly from a nearby position.
vi Anh ta cứ ngấp nghé ngoài cửa mà không dám bước vào.
en He kept hovering near the door without daring to step inside.
Sense 3
Verb
show interest
To show a romantic interest in someone or to watch them flirtatiously with shy intentions.
vi Có nhiều chàng trai đang ngấp nghé cô ấy.
en There are many young men showing interest in her.
Parts
nghé / 𥈲犠
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Parts
nghé / 𥈲犠
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𥈲犠
Candidates by syllable
ngấp
𥈲
nghé
犠（𤚇 / 𤛞）
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
ngấp ngó
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Similar
ngấp ngó
Use
bến nghé / nghé mắt / nghé nghẹ / nghé ọ
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Use
bến nghé / nghé mắt / nghé nghẹ / nghé ọ