đinh ninh
Pronunciation
Northern
/ɗïŋ˧˧ nïŋ˧˧/
Central
/ɗïn˧˥ nïn˧˥/
Southern
/ɗɨn˧˧ nɨn˧˧/
harp on
2 senses
2 Components
Verb
harp on
Verb
certain
Details
2 senses
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Details
2 senses
Sense 1
Verb
harp on
Core Actions
To talk or write about something continuously or in a way that is repetitive and annoying.
vi Cô ấy cứ đinh ninh về lỗi lầm cũ của tôi suốt cả ngày.
en She keeps harping on about my old mistake all day.
Sense 2
Verb
certain
To have no doubt about something or to be completely sure that something is true or will happen.
vi Tôi luôn đinh ninh rằng mình đã khóa cửa cẩn thận.
en I was certain that I had locked the door carefully.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
叮嚀
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.