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túng

Pronunciation Northern /tuŋ˧˥/ Central /tṵŋ˩˧/ Southern /tuŋ˧˥/
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penniless
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penniless
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2 senses
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Sense 1 Adjective
penniless Work & MoneyTheme EmotionsTag

Having very little or no money and experiencing difficulty in meeting basic financial needs.

vi Anh ấy lâm vào cảnh túng thiếu sau khi mất việc.

en He was penniless after losing his job.

Sense 2 Adjective
perplexed Feelings, Appearance & PersonalityTheme

Feeling confused or stuck in a difficult situation without knowing how to proceed or resolve it.

vi Anh ấy cảm thấy túng khi gặp vấn đề khó.

en He felt perplexed when facing a difficult problem.

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慫
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
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慫
Candidates by syllable
túng 慫
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.
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