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ngâm

Pronunciation Northern /ŋəm˧˧/ Central /ŋəm˧˥/ Southern /ŋəm˧˧/
to soak or steep
2 senses
Verb
to soak or steep
Verb
recite
Details
2 senses
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Sense 1 Verb
to soak or steep Cooking & DishesTheme

To put something in a liquid for a period of time to soften it.

vi Mẹ tôi đang ngâm gạo để làm bánh.

en My mother is soaking rice to make cakes.

Sense 2 Verb
recite

To read poetry or text aloud in a musical or rhythmic way.

vi Ông ấy đang ngâm một bài thơ cổ cho cả nhà nghe.

en He is reciting an ancient poem for the whole family.

Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
吟
Candidates by syllable
ngâm 吟
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.
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