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hiếu chiến

Pronunciation Northern /hiəw˧˥ ʨiən˧˥/ Central /hiə̰w˩˧ ʨiə̰ŋ˩˧/ Southern /hiəw˧˥ ʨiəŋ˧˥/
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warlike
Adjective
warlike

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Adjective
warlike Feelings, Appearance & PersonalityTheme

A personality trait of being fond of fighting and ready to engage in conflicts or wars.

vi Những kẻ hiếu chiến luôn tìm cách gây ra các cuộc xung đột.

en Warlike people always find ways to cause conflicts.

Parts
hiếu / chiến / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 好戰 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 好戰

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
好戰
Candidates by syllable
hiếu 孝 chiến 戰
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Use
quân phiệt hiếu chiến / thị hiếu / hiếu động / hiếu kì …
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