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ngại ngần

Pronunciation Northern /ŋa̰ːʔj˨˩ ŋə̤n˨˩/ Central /ŋa̰ːj˨˨ ŋəŋ˧˧/ Southern /ŋaːj˨˩˨ ŋəŋ˨˩/
hesitant
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hesitant
1 senses 2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1 unknown
hesitant

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
Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
碍痕
Candidates by syllable
ngại (礙) ngần
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
ngại / ngại ngùng / ngại ngùn / trắng ngần …
Use
trở ngại / e ngại / đáng ngại / chướng ngại vật …
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