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e nể

Pronunciation Northern /ɛ˧˧ nḛ˧˩˧/ Central /ɛ˧˥ ne˧˩˨/ Southern /ɛ˧˧ ne˨˩˦/
defer to
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Verb
defer to
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defer to Core ActionsTheme

To feel a sense of respect mixed with hesitation or fear toward someone of higher status or great authority.

vi Mọi người đều e nể trước uy tín của vị giáo sư.

en Everyone stands in awe of the professor's prestige.

Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𠲖你
Candidates by syllable
e 𠲖（𠵱 / 𢙬） nể 你（泥 / 尔 / 𢘝）
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
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