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ngoắt ngoéo

Pronunciation Northern /ŋwat˧˥ ŋwɛw˧˥/ Central /ŋwak˩˧ ŋwɛ̰w˩˧/ Southern /ŋwak˧˥ ŋwɛw˧˥/
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tortuous
Adjective
tortuous
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Meaning
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Sense 1 Adjective
tortuous Properties & StatesTheme

Full of twists and turns, or being complex and difficult to follow directly.

vi Con đường đi lên núi rất ngoắt ngoéo.

en The path up the mountain is tortuous.

Parts
ngoắt / ngoéo / 抈𣩦
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Components

Components

ngoắt ngoéo
Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
抈𣩦
Candidates by syllable
ngoắt 抈 ngoéo 𣩦
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 ngoẹo / quanh co / khúc khuỷu / vòng vèo …
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Easily confused

Same spelling, different tone
Same meaning
Starts with this word

ngoắt

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tortuous vi: ngoắt ngoéo / ja: 屈折 / WordNet aligned
Use
ngoa ngoắt / quay ngoắt / ngoéo tay
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ngoắt (turn) — words using
ngoéo — words using
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