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nghiến

Pronunciation Northern /ŋiən˧˥/ Central /ŋiə̰ŋ˩˧/ Southern /ŋiəŋ˧˥/
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to grind teeth
Verb
to grind teeth
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2 senses
Meaning
2 senses

Verb

Sense 1 Verb
to grind teeth Core ActionsTheme

The act of pressing or rubbing the teeth together tightly, often due to anger or pain.

vi Anh ấy nghiến răng vì tức giận.

en He ground his teeth in anger.

Adverb

Sense 2 Adverb
instantly

To perform an action immediately without any kind of delay or hesitation.

vi Anh ấy đã đồng ý làm việc đó ngay nghiến.

en He agreed to do it instantly.

Parts
Chinese characters Source-aligned
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nghiến (𧢟)
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
nghiện / nghiên / nghiền / nghiến răng
Use
ngấu nghiến / khóc lóc nghiến răng / đay nghiến
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