ngoắt
Pronunciation
Northern
/ŋwat˧˥/
Central
/ŋwak˩˧/
Southern
/ŋwak˧˥/
Listen
turn
Verb
turn
2 senses
Meaning
2 senses
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Meaning
2 senses
Sense 1
Verb
turn; change direction
Core Actions
To suddenly change the direction in which one is moving or facing.
vi Chiếc xe máy bất ngờ ngoắt sang một con hẻm nhỏ.
en The motorbike suddenly turned into a small alley.
Sense 2
Verb
wag; wave; wiggle
To move quickly from side to side, often referring to an animal's tail.
vi Chú chó mừng rỡ ngoắt đuôi khi thấy chủ về.
en The dog happily wags its tail when seeing its owner return.
Parts
抈
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Parts
抈
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
抈
Candidates by syllable
ngoắt
抈
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
ngoặt / ngoạt / ngoắt ngoéo
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Similar
ngoặt / ngoạt / ngoắt ngoéo
Use
ngoa ngoắt / quay ngoắt
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Use
ngoa ngoắt / quay ngoắt