chua ngoa
Pronunciation
Northern
/ʨwaː˧˧ ŋwaː˧˧/
Central
/ʨuə˧˥ ŋwaː˧˥/
Southern
/ʨuə˧˧ ŋwaː˧˧/
Listen
sharp-tongued; caustic
Adjective
sharp-tongued; caustic
1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Adjective
sharp-tongued; caustic
Properties & States
Describing a person who uses sharp, bitter, or exaggerated language to criticize others in a harsh way.
vi Cô ấy thường có những lời nói chua ngoa khiến người khác buồn lòng.
en She often uses sharp-tongued remarks that hurt others' feelings.
Parts
chua / ngoa / A compound of chua + ngoa …
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Parts
chua / ngoa / A compound of chua + ngoa …
OriginA compound of chua + ngoa
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
䣷訛
Candidates by syllable
chua
䣷（洙 / 𢟐）
ngoa
訛（𧧀）
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
sai ngoa / điêu ngoa / kiêu ngoa
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Similar
sai ngoa / điêu ngoa / kiêu ngoa
Use
cà chua / lời chua / chua lè / chua chát …
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Use
cà chua / lời chua / chua lè / chua chát …