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ngoan ngạnh

Pronunciation Northern /ŋwaːn˧˧ ŋa̰ʔjŋ˨˩/ Central /ŋwaːŋ˧˥ ŋa̰n˨˨/ Southern /ŋwaːŋ˧˧ ŋan˨˩˨/
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stubborn
Adjective
stubborn
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Meaning
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Sense 1 Adjective
stubborn Culture & Proper NounsTheme

An adjective used to describe someone who is very stubborn and refuses to change their mind or listen.

vi Đứa trẻ này rất ngoan ngạnh, không chịu nghe lời.

en This child is very stubborn and won't listen.

Parts
ngoan / ngạnh / 頑更
Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
頑更
Candidates by syllable
ngoan (𠺿) ngạnh (硬 / 哽 / 骾)
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
ngang / bảo thủ / ương / cứng đầu …
Use
khôn ngoan / gian ngoan
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