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ngó

Pronunciation Northern /ŋɔ˧˥/ Central /ŋɔ̰˩˧/ Southern /ŋɔ˧˥/
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to peek
Verb
to peek
3 senses
Meaning
3 senses

Verb

Sense 1 Verb
to peek Core ActionsTheme Food & DishesTag

The action of taking a quick or stealthy look through a specific opening.

vi Đứa trẻ ngó qua khe cửa để xem quà.

en The child took a peek through the door gap to see the gifts.

Sense 2 Verb
to look at

The action of looking at an object or a person to perceive their image.

vi Anh ấy đang ngó bức tranh treo trên tường.

en He is looking at the painting hanging on the wall.

Noun

Sense 3 Noun
lotus bud

The newly sprouted bud or young stem of plants such as the lotus or water-taro found in water.

vi Mẹ mua một ít ngó sen để làm gỏi.

en Mother bought some lotus buds to make salad.

Parts
Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
Candidates by syllable
ngó (𥄭 / 𥘪 / 𥾿 / 𦲼)
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
ngọ / ngõ / ngộ / ngớ …
Use
dòm ngó / nhòm ngó / ngấp ngó
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