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ngửi

Pronunciation Northern /ŋɨ̰j˧˩˧/ Central /ŋɨj˧˩˨/ Southern /ŋɨj˨˩˦/
Listen
smell
Verb
smell
1 senses
Meaning
1 senses
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Sense 1 Verb
to smell Core ActionsTheme

To use the nose to perceive or distinguish different scents.

vi Đứa trẻ đang ngửi mùi thơm của bông hoa.

en The child is smelling the fragrance of the flower.

Parts
Inherited from Proto-Vietic / 𪖭
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OriginInherited from Proto-Vietic

Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𪖭
Candidates by syllable
ngửi 𪖭
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
ngùi
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Easily confused

Same spelling, different tone
Use
khó ngửi / chọc cứt ra mà ngửi
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Words containing this

Common expressions

khó ngửi
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