nghiêng

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Vietnamese

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Adjective

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nghiêng (,𫤏) (diminutive reduplication nghiêng nghiêng)

  1. tilted, leaning, oblique, lopsided
    Tường nghiêng sắp đổ.
    The wall is leaning and about to topple over.
    đòn cân nghiêng
    tilted scales
    Cán cân lực lượng nghiêng về phía ta.
    The balance of power is tilted toward our side (in our favor).
    Nghiêng nghiêng cái đầu để nhìn.
    to incline one's head a little and look

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Noun

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nghiêng

  1. (calligraphy) a stroke that is a curved line, usually concave right

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