nhưng mà
Pronunciation
Northern
/ɲɨŋ˧˧ ma̤ː˨˩/
Central
/ɲɨŋ˧˥ maː˧˧/
Southern
/ɲɨŋ˧˧ maː˨˩/
Listen
but
Conjunction
but
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2 Components
Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Conjunction
but Discourse & Logic
A conjunction meaning 'but' or 'yet' for contrast.
vi Nó nói nhỏ, nhưng mà rất cứng rắn.
en He speaks softly, but he is very firm.
Parts
nhưng / mà / A compound of nhưng + mà …
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Parts
nhưng / mà / A compound of nhưng + mà …
OriginA compound of nhưng + mà
chữ Nôm
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
仍𦓡
Candidates by syllable
nhưng
仍
mà
𣻕（𦓡）
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
nhưng / nhưng nhức
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Similar
nhưng / nhưng nhức
Use
thế nhưng / bầu ơi thương lấy bí cùng, tuy rằng khác giống nhưng chung một giàn / tàn nhưng không phế / thế mà …
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Use
thế nhưng / bầu ơi thương lấy bí cùng, tuy rằng khác giống nhưng chung một giàn / tàn nhưng không phế / thế mà …