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ngoáy

Pronunciation Northern /ŋwaj˧˥/ Central /ŋwa̰j˩˧/ Southern /ŋwaj˧˥/
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to twirl one's finger
Verb
to twirl one's finger
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2 senses
Meaning
2 senses
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Sense 1 Verb
to twirl one's finger Core ActionsTheme

To move one's finger around in a circular motion inside something.

vi Anh ấy dùng tăm bông để ngoáy tai một cách nhẹ nhàng.

en He used a cotton swab to gently twirl inside his ear.

Sense 2 Verb
to do something quickly

To perform an action or a task in a very rapid manner.

vi Cô ấy chỉ mất vài phút để ngoáy xong bản báo cáo này.

en It only took her a few minutes to quickly finish this report.

Parts
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𢫑
Candidates by syllable
ngoáy 𢫑（𨀑）
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
ngoảy
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Easily confused

Same spelling, different tone
Use
ngó ngoáy / nghí ngoáy
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Words containing this

Common expressions

ngoay ngoáy
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