nạnh

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [najŋ̟˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [nɛɲ˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [nan˨˩˨]

Verb

nạnh • (懧, 佞)

to be envious; 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 is "envious".

Derived terms

cành nạnh
tị nạnh, tỵ nạnh

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