nạnh

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Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Verb

nạnh (, )

  1. 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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