nao núng

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See also: não nùng

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Particularly: “looks like -ung reduplicative of nao, but the tone isn’t right”

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Verb

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nao núng

  1. to flinch
    • 2010, Minh Niệm, “Niềm tin”, in Hiểu về trái tim, NXB Trẻ:
      [] vậy thì ta đâu cần phải nao núng, lo sợ.
      [] and so we need not flinch or be anxious.