quàng xiên
Pronunciation
Northern
/kwa̤ːŋ˨˩ siən˧˧/
Central
/kwaːŋ˧˧ siəŋ˧˥/
Southern
/waːŋ˨˩ siəŋ˧˧/
Listen
nonsensical
Adjective
nonsensical
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Adjective
nonsensical
This adjective describes something that is silly, makes no sense, or lacks any clear meaning or logical purpose.
vi Anh ấy thường nói những chuyện quàng xiên.
en He often talks about nonsensical things.
Parts
quàng / xiên / A compound of quàng + xiên …
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Parts
quàng / xiên / A compound of quàng + xiên …
OriginA compound of quàng + xiên
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
咣扦
Candidates by syllable
quàng
咣
xiên
扦（吀 / 𠉟）
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
quàng / quàng thượng / quàng quạc / xỏ xiên
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Similar
quàng / quàng thượng / quàng quạc / xỏ xiên
Use
khăn quàng / khăn quàng cổ / cô bé quàng khăn đỏ / quềnh quàng …
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Use
khăn quàng / khăn quàng cổ / cô bé quàng khăn đỏ / quềnh quàng …