ngắn ngủi
Pronunciation
Northern
/ŋan˧˥ ŋṵj˧˩˧/
Central
/ŋa̰ŋ˩˧ ŋuj˧˩˨/
Southern
/ŋaŋ˧˥ ŋuj˨˩˦/
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Adjective
brief Numbers, Quantities, Units & Time
Descriptive Properties, States & Register Forms
Lasting for only a very limited amount of time or having a length that is considered insufficient.
vi Chuyến thăm diễn ra rất ngắn ngủi.
en The visit was very brief.
Parts
ngắn / 𥐇𥐋
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Parts
ngắn / 𥐇𥐋
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𥐇𥐋
Candidates by syllable
ngắn
𥐇（𥐉 / 𥐍）
ngủi
𥐋
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
ngắn / ngắn mạch / ngắn ngủn / ngắn hạn …
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Similar
ngắn / ngắn mạch / ngắn ngủn / ngắn hạn …
Use
ngay ngắn / não ngắn / súng ngắn / truyện ngắn …
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Use
ngay ngắn / não ngắn / súng ngắn / truyện ngắn …