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ngửa

Pronunciation Northern /ŋɨ̰ə˧˩˧/ Central /ŋɨə˧˩˨/ Southern /ŋɨə˨˩˦/
face-up
2 senses
Adverb
face-up
Verb
to turn upwards
Details
2 senses
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Adverb

Sense 1 Adverb
face-up Core ActionsTheme

Being in a position where the front or top side is directed upwards toward the sky.

vi Anh ấy đang nằm ngửa trên bãi cỏ.

en He is lying face-up on the grass.

Verb

Sense 2 Verb
to turn upwards

To perform an action that rotates or flips something so that its front side faces toward the top.

vi Bạn hãy ngửa bàn tay ra.

en Please turn your hand upwards.

Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𠑕
Candidates by syllable
ngửa 𠑕
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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