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kinh ngạc

Pronunciation Northern /kïŋ˧˧ ŋa̰ːʔk˨˩/ Central /kïn˧˥ ŋa̰ːk˨˨/ Southern /kɨn˧˧ ŋaːk˨˩˨/
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astonished
Verb
astonished

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Verb
astonished Feelings & EmotionsTheme EmotionsTag

To feel extremely surprised by something that is extraordinary or difficult to believe.

vi Chúng tôi đã kinh ngạc trước tài năng của anh ấy.

en We were astonished by his talent.

Parts
kinh / ngạc / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 驚愕 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 驚愕

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
驚愕
Candidates by syllable
kinh 經 ngạc 愕(咢)
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
kình ngạc / điềm nhiên / bình thản / dửng dưng
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Use
kinh doanh / kinh nghiệm / kinh tế / kinh nguyệt …
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