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nhỡ nhời

Pronunciation Northern /ɲəʔə˧˥ ɲə̤ːj˨˩/ Central /ɲəː˧˩˨ ɲəːj˧˧/ Southern /ɲəː˨˩˦ ɲəːj˨˩/
slip of the tongue
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slip of the tongue
1 senses 2 Components
Meaning
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Sense 1 unknown
slip of the tongue

The act of accidentally saying something that is inappropriate or ill-timed without any intention of doing so.

vi Tôi xin lỗi vì đã nhỡ nhời trong cuộc họp.

en I apologize for the slip of the tongue during the meeting.

Parts
nhỡ / nhời
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Components

Components

nhỡ nhời
Similar
nhỏ nhoi / nhỡ / nhỡ tay / nhỡ thời …
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Easily confused

Same spelling, different tone
Starts with this word

nhỡ/nhỡ tay/nhỡ thời/nhỡ tàu/nhỡ thì/nhỡ dịp/nhỡ hẹn

Ends with this word

trò nhời

Use
ngộ nhỡ / cơ nhỡ / cây nhỡ / nhỡ bước
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nhỡ (miss) — words using
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