hiền lành
Pronunciation
Northern
/hiə̤n˨˩ la̤jŋ˨˩/
Central
/hiəŋ˧˧ lan˧˧/
Southern
/hiəŋ˨˩ lan˨˩/
Listen
gentle
Adjective
gentle
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Adjective
gentle Feelings, Appearance & Personality
Having a gentle personality, being non-aggressive, and treating others kindly.
vi Con chó này rất hiền lành và quấn chủ.
en This dog is very gentle and attached to its owner.
Parts
hiền / lành / A compound of hiền + lành …
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Parts
hiền / lành / A compound of hiền + lành …
OriginA compound of hiền + lành
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
賢𡅐
Candidates by syllable
hiền
賢
lành
𡅐
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
hiền / hiền hậu / hiền triết / hiền giả …
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Similar
hiền / hiền hậu / hiền triết / hiền giả …
Use
hiền hoà / hiền từ / phổ hiền / thánh hiền …
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Use
hiền hoà / hiền từ / phổ hiền / thánh hiền …