nghi hoặc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 疑惑, composed of 疑 (“to doubt”) and 惑 (“puzzled”). Doublet of ngờ vực.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋi˧˧ hwak̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋɪj˧˧ hwak̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋɪj˧˧ wak̚˨˩˨]

Verb

nghi hoặc

  1. to doubt; to suspect; to be suspicious (of)

Adjective

nghi hoặc

  1. doubtful; skeptical; suspicious

Adverb

nghi hoặc

  1. dubiously; skeptically; suspiciously

Noun

nghi hoặc

  1. a doubt; suspicion
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