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dính

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dínhrisingsắc

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dính means sticky; gluey.

Meanings of dính in English

Adjective

  1. sticky; gluey

Verb

  1. to stick; to glue
  2. colloquial to be involved in

Words with dính

dính dáng

Example sentences with dính

  • Natto ăn có cảm giác dinh dính. Natto is sticky.
  • Tôi bị dính nước vào trong giày. I got water in my shoes.
  • Bạn có bị dính mưa không? Did you get rained on?
  • Tom đã dính líu vào cuộc ẩu đả. Tom got involved in the brawl.
  • Quần áo ướt dính chặt lấy cơ thể cô ta. Wet clothes clung to her body.
  • Bố mẹ Tom bảo Tom đừng dính líu gì tới Mary. Tom's parents told him not to get involved with Mary.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, dính could be written as 酩, 穎, 𬗀, 粘. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Cognate with Chut [Mày] patĭŋ³ (Babaev & Samarina, 2018).

Frequently asked questions

What does dính mean in English?

dính (adjective) means "sticky; gluey".

How do you pronounce dính?

IPA: Hanoi [zïŋ˧˦]; Saigon [jɨn˦˥]. Tones: dính — rising tone (sắc).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.