nghịch nhĩ
Pronunciation
Northern
/ŋḭ̈ʔk˨˩ ɲiʔi˧˥/
Central
/ŋḭ̈t˨˨ ɲi˧˩˨/
Southern
/ŋɨt˨˩˨ ɲi˨˩˦/
grating or harsh
Adjective
grating or harsh
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Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Adjective
grating or harsh
Sounds or words that are difficult to hear and cause an unpleasant feeling in ears.
vi Tiếng ồn ào từ công trường thật nghịch nhĩ.
en The noise from the construction site is truly grating.
Parts
nghịch / nhĩ / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 逆耳 …
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Parts
nghịch / nhĩ / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 逆耳 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 逆耳
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
逆耳
Candidates by syllable
nghịch
逆
nhĩ
耳（珥）
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.
Similar
cáu kỉnh / cằn cặt / nhấm nhẳng / mộc nhĩ …
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Similar
cáu kỉnh / cằn cặt / nhấm nhẳng / mộc nhĩ …
Use
đùa nghịch / nghịch cảnh / đối nghịch / nghịch lý …
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Use
đùa nghịch / nghịch cảnh / đối nghịch / nghịch lý …