đinh ninh
Pronunciation
Northern
/ɗïŋ˧˧ nïŋ˧˧/
Central
/ɗïn˧˥ nïn˧˥/
Southern
/ɗɨn˧˧ nɨn˧˧/
Listen
harp on
Verb
harp on
2 senses
2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Meaning
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.
Parts
đinh / ninh / 叮嚀
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Parts
đinh / ninh / 叮嚀
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.
Similar
an ninh / khang ninh / ký ninh / ký chú đinh ninh …
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Similar
an ninh / khang ninh / ký ninh / ký chú đinh ninh …
Use
chắc như đinh đóng cột / linh đinh / đinh tặc / đinh vít …
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Use
chắc như đinh đóng cột / linh đinh / đinh tặc / đinh vít …