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ngoa ngoắt

Pronunciation Northern /ŋwaː˧˧ ŋwat˧˥/ Central /ŋwaː˧˥ ŋwak˩˧/ Southern /ŋwaː˧˧ ŋwak˧˥/
shrewish
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Adjective
shrewish
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shrewish Properties & StatesTheme

Behaving in a cross or ill-tempered manner, often used to describe someone who speaks sharply or unkindly.

vi Cô ấy nổi tiếng là người ngoa ngoắt.

en She is known as a shrewish person.

Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Representative candidate
訛抈
Candidates by syllable
ngoa 訛（𧧀） ngoắt 抈
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