ngỏ
Pronunciation
Northern
/ŋɔ̰˧˩˧/
Central
/ŋɔ˧˩˨/
Southern
/ŋɔ˨˩˦/
open
3 senses
Verb
open
Details
3 senses
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Details
3 senses
Verb
Sense 1
Verb
to open
Properties & States
To cause something to no longer be closed or to start an opening.
vi Anh ấy khẽ ngỏ cửa để nhìn vào trong.
en He slightly opened the door to look inside.
Sense 2
Verb
to openly express
To communicate one's thoughts, feelings, or intentions to others in a clear and open way.
vi Anh ấy muốn ngỏ lời cầu hôn với cô ấy.
en He wants to openly express his marriage proposal to her.
Adjective
Sense 3
Adjective
open or unlocked
Describing something that is not closed, covered, or fastened in place with a lock.
vi Cánh cửa sổ vẫn đang để ngỏ.
en The window is still open.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
杵
Candidates by syllable
ngỏ
杵（吘）
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.