ngót
Pronunciation
Northern
/ŋɔt˧˥/
Central
/ŋɔ̰k˩˧/
Southern
/ŋɔk˧˥/
Listen
shrink
Verb
shrink
2 senses
Meaning
2 senses
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Meaning
2 senses
Verb
Sense 1
Verb
to shrink
Core Actions
To decrease in size or volume, often as a result of losing water content.
vi Mớ rau này bị ngót sau khi nấu.
en This bunch of vegetables shrank after being cooked.
Adverb
Sense 2
Adverb
almost
Used to indicate that a quantity or state is very close to being reached.
vi Anh ấy đã đợi ở đây ngót hai tiếng đồng hồ.
en He has been waiting here for almost two hours.
Parts
𣾃
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Parts
𣾃
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𣾃
Candidates by syllable
ngót
𣾃（𨓢）
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
ngọt / ngớt / ngốt / ngột …
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Similar
ngọt / ngớt / ngốt / ngột …
Use
bén ngót / rau ngót / bồ ngót / co ngót …
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Use
bén ngót / rau ngót / bồ ngót / co ngót …