nhịn
Pronunciation
Northern
/ɲḭʔn˨˩/
Central
/ɲḭn˨˨/
Southern
/ɲɨn˨˩˨/
refrain from needs
Verb
refrain from needs
2 senses
Details
2 senses
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Details
2 senses
Sense 1
Verb
refrain from needs
Core Actions
To voluntarily restrain oneself from satisfying a particular physical or biological need of the body.
vi Anh ấy nhịn ăn sáng để chờ bữa trưa cùng gia đình.
en He refrained from eating breakfast to wait for lunch with his family.
Sense 2
Verb
refrain from fighting
To control one's emotions or actions in order to avoid fighting back when treated poorly.
vi Tôi quyết định nhịn để tránh xảy ra tranh cãi không đáng có.
en I decided to refrain from fighting to avoid an unnecessary argument.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
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Representative candidate
忍
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