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ngặt • (扢, 詰)
- strict; stringent; rigorous
- (by extension) poor
15th century, Nguyễn Trãi, “Ngôn chí 言志 17”, in Quốc âm thi tập (國音詩集):庄謳兀庄謳𫅷- Not being afraid of poverty nor old age.