ngẩn ngơ
Pronunciation
Northern
/ŋə̰n˧˩˧ ŋəː˧˧/
Central
/ŋəŋ˧˩˨ ŋəː˧˥/
Southern
/ŋəŋ˨˩˦ ŋəː˧˧/
Listen
lost in thought
Adjective
lost in thought
2 senses
2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Meaning
2 senses
Sense 1
Adjective
lost in thought
Properties & States
To be in a dazed state or deeply lost in one's own thoughts and reflections.
vi Cô ấy ngồi ngẩn ngơ nhìn ra cửa sổ.
en She sat there lost in thought, looking out the window.
Sense 2
Adjective
clueless; naive
Appearing confused or naive, often behaving in a way that suggests a lack of awareness.
vi Anh ta có vẻ mặt ngẩn ngơ như không biết chuyện gì.
en He appeared clueless as if he didn't know what was happening.
Parts
ngẩn / ngơ / 痕𢠐
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Parts
ngẩn / ngơ / 痕𢠐
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
痕𢠐
Candidates by syllable
ngẩn
痕（菫 / 𢥢）
ngơ
𢠐（𤹿）
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
ngẩn / ngẩn ngẩn ngơ ngơ / làm ngơ / giả ngơ …
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Similar
ngẩn / ngẩn ngẩn ngơ ngơ / làm ngơ / giả ngơ …
Use
ngớ ngẩn / ngơ ngẩn / ngơ ngác / ngơ ngơ ngác ngác
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Use
ngớ ngẩn / ngơ ngẩn / ngơ ngác / ngơ ngơ ngác ngác