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ao tù nước đục

Pronunciation Northern /aːw˧˧ tṳ˨˩ nɨək˧˥ ɗṵʔk˨˩/ Central /aːw˧˥ tu˧˧ nɨə̰k˩˧ ɗṵk˨˨/ Southern /aːw˧˧ tu˨˩ nɨək˧˥ ɗuk˨˩˨/
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stagnant system
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stagnant system

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Meaning
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Sense 1 proverb
stagnant system

A metaphorical expression describing a system or environment that lacks progress, transparency, or movement and has become corrupt or dull.

vi Hệ thống cũ này giống như một ao tù nước đục không có sự tiến bộ.

en This old system is like a stagnant environment with no progress.

Parts
ao tù / nước đục / 泑囚渃鐲
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Components

Components

ao tù nước đục
Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
泑囚渃鐲
Candidates by syllable
ao 泑 tù 囚（泅） nước 渃 đục 鐲
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
ao / ao ước / ao cả nước sâu / ao sâu cá cả …
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Starts with this word

ao/ao ước/ao cả nước sâu/ao sâu cá cả/ao tù/ao chuôm/ao chuồng

Ends with this word

trắng đục/thấy bở thì đào, thấy mềm thì đục

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nước đục thả câu
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nước đục (turbid water) — words using
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