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câu nệ

Pronunciation Northern /kəw˧˧ nḛʔ˨˩/ Central /kəw˧˥ nḛ˨˨/ Southern /kəw˧˧ ne˨˩˨/
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fussy
Adjective
fussy

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Adjective
fussy

Being overly concerned with small details or strictly adhering to formal rules and etiquette.

vi Đừng quá câu nệ vào những tiểu tiết.

en Do not be too fussy about small details.

Parts
câu / nệ / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 拘泥 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 拘泥

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
拘泥
Candidates by syllable
câu 句 nệ 泥
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
khệ nệ / phệ nệ / sệ nệ
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Use
câu hỏi / câu chuyện / câu lạc bộ / mẫu câu …
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