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ngạc nhiên

Pronunciation Northern /ŋa̰ːʔk˨˩ ɲiən˧˧/ Central /ŋa̰ːk˨˨ ɲiəŋ˧˥/ Southern /ŋaːk˨˩˨ ɲiəŋ˧˧/
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surprised
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surprised Feelings & EmotionsTheme

A verb that means to be surprised or to be astonished by something.

vi Mọi người đều ngạc nhiên trước tin tức đó.

en Everyone was surprised by that news.

Parts
ngạc / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 愕然 / 愕然

OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 愕然

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
愕然
Candidates by syllable
ngạc (咢) nhiên
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
bình thản / thản nhiên / hờ hững / ngạc
Use
ba ngạc / kinh ngạc / kình ngạc
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