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nhút nhát

Pronunciation Northern /ɲut˧˥ ɲaːt˧˥/ Central /ɲṵk˩˧ ɲa̰ːk˩˧/ Southern /ɲuk˧˥ ɲaːk˧˥/
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shy
Adjective
shy
2 senses 2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Sense 1 Adjective
shy Appearance & PersonalityTheme

Lacking confidence and feeling nervous or embarrassed when around other people.

vi Cậu bé hơi nhút nhát khi gặp người lạ.

en The boy is a little shy when meeting strangers.

Sense 2 Adjective
timid

Characterized by a lack of courage or being easily frightened by things.

vi Đừng quá nhút nhát, hãy tự tin lên.

en Don't be too timid; be more confident.

Parts
nhút / nhát / 葖㦉
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
葖㦉
Candidates by syllable
nhút 葖 nhát 㦉
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
rụt rè / cả thẹn / e ấp / ké né …
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Use
rau nhút / nhát ma / nhát gan / nhát cáy …
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