ngọt ngào
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sweet or pleasant
Adjective
sweet or pleasant
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Adjective
sweet or pleasant Descriptive Properties, States & Register Forms
Having the sweet taste of sugar or describing gentle and pleasant words or emotions.
vi Cô ấy có giọng nói rất ngọt ngào.
en She has a very sweet voice.
Parts
ngọt / ngào / A compound of ngọt + ngào …
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Parts
ngọt / ngào / A compound of ngọt + ngào …
OriginA compound of ngọt + ngào
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𠮾敖
Candidates by syllable
ngọt
𠮾（𤮾 / 𤮿）
ngào
敖（𢳆）
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
chua chát / đắng cay / thô lỗ / nghẹn ngào …
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Similar
chua chát / đắng cay / thô lỗ / nghẹn ngào …
Use
nước ngọt / bánh ngọt / ngon ngọt / ngọt hậu …
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Use
nước ngọt / bánh ngọt / ngon ngọt / ngọt hậu …