ngúc ngắc
Pronunciation
Northern
/ŋuk˧˥ ŋak˧˥/
Central
/ŋṵk˩˧ ŋa̰k˩˧/
Southern
/ŋuk˧˥ ŋak˧˥/
bob; wobble
Verb
bob; wobble
2 senses
2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Meaning
2 senses
Verb
Sense 1
Verb
bob; wobble
Properties & States
To move one's head or a body part up and down repeatedly.
vi Chú chó nhỏ cứ ngúc ngắc cái đầu khi thấy chủ về.
en The small dog kept bobbing its head when it saw its owner return.
Adjective
Sense 2
Adjective
halting; choppy
Describing something that is not smooth, such as speech that is frequently interrupted.
vi Anh ấy trả lời câu hỏi bằng một giọng nói ngúc ngắc.
en He answered the questions in a halting voice.
Parts
ngúc / ngắc / 𣍀硌
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Parts
ngúc / ngắc / 𣍀硌
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𣍀硌
Candidates by syllable
ngúc
𣍀
ngắc
硌（𦝈）
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
ngúc / ngúc ngoắc / cứng ngắc / bob …
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Similar
ngúc / ngúc ngoắc / cứng ngắc / bob …
Use
ngắc ngứ / ngắc ngư / ngắc ngoải
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Use
ngắc ngứ / ngắc ngư / ngắc ngoải