giữ kẽ
Pronunciation
Northern
/zɨʔɨ˧˥ kɛʔɛ˧˥/
Central
/jɨ˧˩˨ kɛ˧˩˨/
Southern
/jɨ˨˩˦ kɛ˨˩˦/
be reserved
Verb
be reserved
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Verb
be reserved Core Actions
To be reserved or stiff means to behave in a formal and cautious manner without showing emotions.
vi Họ vẫn còn giữ kẽ vì mới gặp nhau lần đầu tiên.
en They are still reserved because they met for the first time.
Parts
giữ / kẽ / A compound of giữ + kẽ”) …
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Parts
giữ / kẽ / A compound of giữ + kẽ”) …
OriginA compound of giữ + kẽ”)
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𡨹𠴜
Candidates by syllable
giữ
𡨹（𢬇）
kẽ
𠴜
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.
Similar
xen kẽ / cặn kẽ
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Similar
xen kẽ / cặn kẽ
Use
bắt giữ / giữ nguyên / giữ lại / giữ vững …
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Use
bắt giữ / giữ nguyên / giữ lại / giữ vững …