nạnh

See also: nanh and nành

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [najŋ̟˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [nɛɲ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [nan˨˩˨]

Verb

nạnh • (懧, 佞)

  1. to envy; to be jealous of
    Trung ương 'nhường' 2 suất Đại biểu Quốc hội cho ngành Y, ngành báo chí 'nạnh'.
    The Central Committee "gives up" 2 representative seats of the National Assembly to the medical industry; the media industry "envies".

Derived terms

  • cành nạnh
  • tị nạnh
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