dây dưa
Pronunciation
Northern
/zəj˧˧ zɨə˧˧/
Central
/jəj˧˥ jɨə˧˥/
Southern
/jəj˧˧ jɨə˧˧/
Listen
drag on
Verb
drag on
2 senses
2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Meaning
2 senses
Sense 1
Verb
drag on
Core Actions
To continue or prolong something for an unnecessarily long time, often causing a bothersome delay.
vi Cuộc họp này không nên kéo dài dây dưa mãi.
en This meeting should not drag on for too long.
Sense 2
Verb
get involved
To become entangled or involved in complicated situations, troubles, or unnecessary difficulties.
vi Tôi không muốn dây dưa vào những rắc rối của họ.
en I do not want to get involved in their troubles.
Parts
dây / dưa / 絏荼
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Parts
dây / dưa / 絏荼
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
絏荼
Candidates by syllable
dây
絏
dưa
荼（𤫿 / 𤬀 / 𦯬 / 𦼞）
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
rau dưa / drag out
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Similar
rau dưa / drag out
Use
dây cáp / đường dây / dây nói / lên dây …
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Use
dây cáp / đường dây / dây nói / lên dây …