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ngộ

Pronunciation Northern /ŋo̰ʔ˨˩/ Central /ŋo̰˨˨/ Southern /ŋo˨˩˨/
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odd; quaint
Adjective
odd; quaint
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3 senses
Meaning
3 senses
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Adjective

Sense 1 Adjective
odd; quaint Descriptive Properties, States & Register FormsTheme

Describing something that is strange or unusual in a cute, amusing way (Southern Vietnamese).

vi Ngôi nhà nhỏ ven đường trông thật ngộ.

en The small house by the road looks really cute and unusual.

Conjunction

Sense 2 Conjunction
in case of Discourse, Logic, Comparison & ModalityTheme

A shortened form of the word used to mean in case or if by chance.

vi Hãy mang theo ô, ngộ trời mưa thì sao.

en Bring an umbrella, in case it rains.

Verb

Sense 3 Verb
meet Core Actions & OperationTheme

To come across or find someone or something, often by chance or in a meeting.

vi Trên đường đi, anh ấy tao ngộ một người bạn cũ.

en On the way, he happened to meet an old friend.

Parts
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
遇
Candidates by syllable
ngộ 遇
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
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ngổ / ngọ / ngõ / ngó …
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Use
giác ngộ / tỉnh ngộ / ngộ nghĩnh / tương ngộ …
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