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ngần ngừ

Pronunciation Northern /ŋə̤n˨˩ ŋɨ̤˨˩/ Central /ŋəŋ˧˧ ŋɨ˧˧/ Southern /ŋəŋ˨˩ ŋɨ˨˩/
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hesitate
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hesitate
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hesitate Core ActionsTheme

To pause before saying or doing something, often due to a feeling of uncertainty or doubt.

vi Anh ấy ngần ngừ một lát rồi mới trả lời.

en He hesitated for a moment before answering.

Parts
ngần / 痕𣊘
Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
痕𣊘
Candidates by syllable
ngần ngừ 𣊘(𩵿)
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
ngạn ngữ / ngần / ngần ngại / ngần nào …
Use
quảng ngần / chiềng ngần / trắng ngần / ngại ngần
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