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nạnh

verb
Hanoi [najŋ̟˧˨ʔ]Huế [nɛɲ˨˩ʔ]Saigon [nan˨˩˨] browser voice
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nạnh means to envy; to be jealous of.

Meanings of nạnh in English

Verb

  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".

Words with nạnh

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, nạnh could be written as 懧, 佞. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does nạnh mean in English?

nạnh (verb) means "to envy; to be jealous of".

How do you pronounce nạnh?

IPA: Hanoi [najŋ̟˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [nan˨˩˨]. Tones: nạnh — heavy tone (nặng).

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