ngần ngừ
Pronunciation
Northern
/ŋə̤n˨˩ ŋɨ̤˨˩/
Central
/ŋəŋ˧˧ ŋɨ˧˧/
Southern
/ŋəŋ˨˩ ŋɨ˨˩/
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hesitate
Verb
hesitate
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Verb
hesitate
To pause before saying or doing something, often due to a feeling of uncertainty or doubt.
vi Anh ấy ngần ngừ một lát rồi mới trả lời.
en He hesitated for a moment before answering.
Parts
ngần / 痕𣊘
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Parts
ngần / 痕𣊘
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
痕𣊘
Candidates by syllable
ngần
痕
ngừ
𣊘（𩵿）
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.
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ngạn ngữ / ngần / ngần ngại / ngần nào …
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Similar
ngạn ngữ / ngần / ngần ngại / ngần nào …
Use
quảng ngần / chiềng ngần / trắng ngần / ngại ngần
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Use
quảng ngần / chiềng ngần / trắng ngần / ngại ngần