ngủ gật
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doze off
Verb
doze off
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
doze off
To fall into a light sleep unintentionally, often while sitting up or during the day.
vi Anh ấy thường ngủ gật khi đang xem phim.
en He often dozes off while watching a movie.
Parts
ngủ / gật / A compound of ngủ + gật …
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Parts
ngủ / gật / A compound of ngủ + gật …
OriginA compound of ngủ + gật
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𥄬頡
Candidates by syllable
ngủ
𥄬
gật
頡（𦛋 / 𩠓）
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
nghị gật / ngỏ gật
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Similar
nghị gật / ngỏ gật
Use
phòng ngủ / giấc ngủ / đi ngủ / ngủ ngon …
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Use
phòng ngủ / giấc ngủ / đi ngủ / ngủ ngon …