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ngấm

Pronunciation Northern /ŋəm˧˥/ Central /ŋə̰m˩˧/ Southern /ŋəm˧˥/
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soaking
Verb
soaking
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2 senses
Meaning
2 senses
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Sense 1 Verb
soaking Core ActionsTheme

The process of a liquid going deep into the surface of an object or being completely absorbed by it.

vi Nước mưa đã ngấm vào tường nhà.

en Rainwater has soaked into the walls of the house.

Sense 2 Verb
take effect

The act of an influence or a substance gradually spreading and beginning to exert its full effect.

vi Thuốc bắt đầu ngấm và làm cơn đau dịu đi.

en The medicine is starting to take effect and the pain is easing.

Parts
汵
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
汵
Candidates by syllable
ngấm 汵(𣵴 / 𦡞)
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
ngâm / ngắm / ngám / ngầm …
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ngầm ngấm
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