nệ
Pronunciation
Northern
/nḛʔ˨˩/
Central
/nḛ˨˨/
Southern
/ne˨˩˨/
Listen
to insist on
Verb
to insist on
1 senses
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
to insist on
Core Actions
To follow rules or formal traditions too strictly and without any flexibility.
vi Ông ấy là người quá nệ vào những thủ tục rườm rà.
en He is a stickler for complicated procedures.
Parts
泥
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Parts
泥
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
泥
Candidates by syllable
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
nể / nè / nề / né …
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Similar
nể / nè / nề / né …
Use
khệ nệ / câu nệ / phệ nệ / sệ nệ
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Use
khệ nệ / câu nệ / phệ nệ / sệ nệ