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nhằn

Pronunciation Northern /ɲa̤n˨˩/ Central /ɲaŋ˧˧/ Southern /ɲaŋ˨˩/
to nibble
Verb
to nibble
1 senses
Meaning
1 senses
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Sense 1 Verb
to nibble Core ActionsTheme

To eat by using the front teeth to nibble or pull off small pieces of food.

vi Con chuột đang nhằn những mẩu bánh vụn trên sàn nhà.

en The mouse is nibbling on small crumbs on the floor.

Parts
咽
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
咽
Candidates by syllable
nhằn 咽（㗴 / 𠡛）
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
nhắn / nhàn / nhân / nhẫn …
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Easily confused

Same spelling, different tone
Use
cằn nhằn / nhọc nhằn / khó nhằn / cằn nhằn cử nhử …
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Words containing this

Common expressions

khó nhằn nhục nhằn
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