"ngại ngùng" meaning in Vietnamese

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Verb

IPA: [ŋaːj˧˨ʔ ŋʊwŋ͡m˨˩] [Hà-Nội], [ŋaːj˨˩ʔ ŋʊwŋ͡m˦˩] [Huế], [ŋaːj˨˩˨ ŋʊwŋ͡m˨˩] [Hồ-Chí-Minh-City]
Etymology: -ung reduplication (A tone) of ngại. Etymology templates: {{vi-etym-redup|ung2|ngại}} -ung reduplication (A tone) of ngại Head templates: {{head|vi|verb|||head=ngại ngùng|tr=}} ngại ngùng, {{vi-verb|head=ngại ngùng}} ngại ngùng
  1. to be shy; to be afraid; to be hesitant (generally speaking)
    Sense id: en-ngại_ngùng-vi-verb-jLrWg7ec Categories (other): Vietnamese -ung reduplications (A tone), Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header

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      "args": {
        "1": "ung2",
        "2": "ngại"
      },
      "expansion": "-ung reduplication (A tone) of ngại",
      "name": "vi-etym-redup"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "-ung reduplication (A tone) of ngại.",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "ngại ngùng",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
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        "head": "ngại ngùng"
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    }
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          "parents": [],
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          "name": "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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      "glosses": [
        "to be shy; to be afraid; to be hesitant (generally speaking)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ngại_ngùng-vi-verb-jLrWg7ec",
      "links": [
        [
          "shy",
          "shy"
        ],
        [
          "afraid",
          "afraid"
        ],
        [
          "hesitant",
          "hesitant"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ŋaːj˧˨ʔ ŋʊwŋ͡m˨˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ŋaːj˨˩ʔ ŋʊwŋ͡m˦˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ŋaːj˨˩˨ ŋʊwŋ͡m˨˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Hồ-Chí-Minh-City"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ngại ngùng"
}
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      "args": {
        "1": "ung2",
        "2": "ngại"
      },
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      "name": "vi-etym-redup"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "-ung reduplication (A tone) of ngại.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "head": "ngại ngùng",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ngại ngùng",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "head": "ngại ngùng"
      },
      "expansion": "ngại ngùng",
      "name": "vi-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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        "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Vietnamese lemmas",
        "Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be shy; to be afraid; to be hesitant (generally speaking)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shy",
          "shy"
        ],
        [
          "afraid",
          "afraid"
        ],
        [
          "hesitant",
          "hesitant"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ŋaːj˧˨ʔ ŋʊwŋ͡m˨˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ŋaːj˨˩ʔ ŋʊwŋ͡m˦˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ŋaːj˨˩˨ ŋʊwŋ͡m˨˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Hồ-Chí-Minh-City"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ngại ngùng"
}

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