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nghiệt ngã

Pronunciation Northern /ŋiə̰ʔt˨˩ ŋaʔa˧˥/ Central /ŋiə̰k˨˨ ŋaː˧˩˨/ Southern /ŋiək˨˩˨ ŋaː˨˩˦/
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severe; harsh
Adjective
severe; harsh
1 senses 2 Components
Meaning
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severe; harsh Properties & StatesTheme

Describing something that is extremely severe, harsh, strict, or difficult to endure.

vi Họ phải đối mặt với hoàn cảnh nghiệt ngã.

en They had to face a harsh situation.

Parts
nghiệt / ngã / 孽我
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Components

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nghiệt ngã
Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
孽我
Candidates by syllable
nghiệt 孽 ngã 我
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
trầm trọng / gay gắt / nghiệt / nghiệt chướng …
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Same meaning
Starts with this word

nghiệt/nghiệt chướng

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severe vi: nghiệt ngã / ja: 過酷 / WordNet aligned
Use
ác nghiệt / cay nghiệt / oan nghiệt / khắc nghiệt …
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nghiệt (harsh) — words using
ngã (fall down) — words using
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