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nghếch

Pronunciation Northern /ŋəjk˧˥/ Central /ŋḛt˩˧/ Southern /ŋəːt˧˥/
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puzzled
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Sense 1 Verb
look bewildered Core ActionsTheme

A bewildered or puzzled facial expression when one does not understand what is happening around them.

vi Anh ấy nhìn nghếch mặt ra khi nghe tin tức bất ngờ đó.

en He looked bewildered when he heard that unexpected news.

Sense 2 Verb
to look up

The act of tilting one's head back to look at an object or person in a higher position.

vi Đứa trẻ nghếch đầu lên nhìn những chiếc máy bay trên trời.

en The child looked up at the planes in the sky.

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