nghiêng

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nghiênglevelngang

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nghiêng means tilted; leaning; oblique.

Meanings of nghiêng in English

Adjective

tilted, leaning, oblique, lopsided ≈ chéo xiên
- Tường nghiêng sắp đổ.The wall is leaning and about to topple over.
- đòn cân nghiêngtilted scales
- Cán cân lực lượng nghiêng về phía ta.The balance of power is tilted toward our side (in our favor).

Noun

a stroke that is a curved line, usually concave right

Words with nghiêng

nghiêng ngó nghiêng nghiêng

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, nghiêng could be written as 迎, 𨒖, 𱎸. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Cognate with Muong ngenh,

Frequently asked questions

What does nghiêng mean in English?

nghiêng (adjective) means "tilted; leaning; oblique".

How do you pronounce nghiêng?

IPA: Hanoi [ŋiəŋ˧˧]; Saigon [ŋiəŋ˧˧]. Tones: nghiêng — level tone (ngang).

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. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.