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nhõng nhẽo

Pronunciation Northern /ɲaʔawŋ˧˥ ɲɛʔɛw˧˥/ Central /ɲawŋ˧˩˨ ɲɛw˧˩˨/ Southern /ɲawŋ˨˩˦ ɲɛw˨˩˦/
whiny
Adjective
whiny
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2 senses 1 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Adjective

Sense 1 Adjective
whiny

Characterized by a tendency to complain or cry in a way that is annoying and often childish.

vi Em bé này rất nhõng nhẽo.

en This baby is very whiny.

Verb

Sense 2 Verb
whine

To make high-pitched, sad sounds or to complain repeatedly in order to get what one wants from others.

vi Đứa trẻ đang nhõng nhẽo đòi mua đồ chơi.

en The child is whining for a toy.

Parts
nhẽo / 宂擾
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
宂擾
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
nhạt nhẽo / nhạc nhẽo
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Questions and answers

What does “nhõng nhẽo” mean?

In English, “nhõng nhẽo” means “whiny”.

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