ngại ngần
Pronunciation
Northern
/ŋa̰ːʔj˨˩ ŋə̤n˨˩/
Central
/ŋa̰ːj˨˨ ŋəŋ˧˧/
Southern
/ŋaːj˨˩˨ ŋəŋ˨˩/
hesitant
unknown
hesitant
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Meaning
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unknown
hesitant Feelings, Appearance & Personality
Feeling or showing a sense of hesitation or reluctance to act because of doubt or worry.
vi Cô ấy ngại ngần không dám nói ra sự thật.
en She was hesitant to tell the truth.
Parts
ngại / ngần / 碍痕
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Parts
ngại / ngần / 碍痕
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
碍痕
Candidates by syllable
ngại
碍（礙）
ngần
痕
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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Use
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Use
trở ngại / e ngại / đáng ngại / chướng ngại vật …