miệt mài
Pronunciation
Northern
/miə̰ʔt˨˩ ma̤ːj˨˩/
Central
/miə̰k˨˨ maːj˧˧/
Southern
/miək˨˩˨ maːj˨˩/
Listen
engrossed
Adjective
engrossed
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Adjective
engrossed Feelings, Appearance & Personality
Descriptive Properties, States & Register Forms
A state of being completely focused and giving all of one's attention to a specific task or activity.
vi Anh ấy đang miệt mài làm việc để hoàn thành dự án.
en He is engrossed in his work to finish the project.
Parts
mài / 蔑磨
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Parts
mài / 蔑磨
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
蔑磨
Candidates by syllable
miệt
蔑（𨡊）
mài
磨（𢲪 / 𥓄 / 𥓴 / 𥕄）
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
lụi hụi / miệt vườn / miệt thị / engrossed
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Similar
lụi hụi / miệt vườn / miệt thị / engrossed
Use
mài giũa / sơn mài / đá mài / củ mài …
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Use
mài giũa / sơn mài / đá mài / củ mài …