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nghiêng ngả

Pronunciation Northern /ŋiəŋ˧˧ ŋa̰ː˧˩˧/ Central /ŋiəŋ˧˥ ŋaː˧˩˨/ Southern /ŋiəŋ˧˧ ŋaː˨˩˦/
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precarious
Adjective
precarious
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precarious Properties & StatesTheme

Not securely held or in position; likely to fall or collapse at any moment.

vi Chiếc thang đang nghiêng ngả khiến tôi thấy rất sợ.

en The ladder is precarious, which makes me feel very scared.

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nghiêng / ngả
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nghiêng ngả
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nổi nênh / bấp bênh / chông chênh / lênh chênh …
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Easily confused

Same meaning
Starts with this word

nghiêng/nghiêng mình/nghiêng thành đổ nước/nghiêng nước/nghiêng ngửa

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precarious vi: nghiêng ngả / ja: 危険 / WordNet aligned
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mặt phẳng nghiêng / tháp nghiêng pisa / nằm nghiêng / ngả nghiêng …
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nghiêng (tilted) — words using
ngả (direction) — words using
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