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| ngã |
| 1. v. (chiefly Northern Vietnam, of a person) to fall on the ground while standing on it in a tripping, toppling or collapsing motion; compare vấp, rơi and sụp đổ |
| thanh ngã - the tone as in the word ngã |
| ngã gục - to collapse |
| gục ngã - to fall from grace |
| sa ngã - to descend into depravity or decadence |
| ngã ngửa - to fall with one's back against the ground |
| 2. n. (linguistics) short for, thanh ngã |
| 3. n. (almost always in compounds with an integer greater than 2) an intersection |
| ngã ba - a three-way intersection; a fork |
| ngã tư - a crossroads |
| ngã năm/sáu/bảy - a five/six/seven-way intersection |
| ngã tư Bảy Hiền - the Bảy Hiền crossroads |
| ngã năm Chuồng Chó - the "Dog Cage" five-way intersection |
| ngã sáu Cộng Hoà - the Cộng Hoà six-way intersection |
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