ngần ngại
Pronunciation
Northern
/ŋə̤n˨˩ ŋa̰ːʔj˨˩/
Central
/ŋəŋ˧˧ ŋa̰ːj˨˨/
Southern
/ŋəŋ˨˩ ŋaːj˨˩˨/
Listen
to hesitate
Verb
to hesitate
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Verb
to hesitate Feelings, Appearance & Personality
To pause before doing or saying something because one is feeling nervous, uncertain, or reluctant.
vi Đừng ngần ngại yêu cầu sự giúp đỡ nếu bạn cần.
en Do not hesitate to ask for help if you need it.
Parts
ngần / ngại / A compound of ngần + ngại …
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Parts
ngần / ngại / A compound of ngần + ngại …
OriginA compound of ngần + ngại
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
痕碍
Candidates by syllable
ngần
痕
ngại
碍（礙）
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
do dự / ngập ngừng / lưỡng lự / trù trừ …
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Similar
do dự / ngập ngừng / lưỡng lự / trù trừ …
Use
quảng ngần / chiềng ngần / trắng ngần / ngại ngần …
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Use
quảng ngần / chiềng ngần / trắng ngần / ngại ngần …