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hiền lành

Pronunciation Northern /hiə̤n˨˩ la̤jŋ˨˩/ Central /hiəŋ˧˧ lan˧˧/ Southern /hiəŋ˨˩ lan˨˩/
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gentle
Adjective
gentle
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Meaning
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Sense 1 Adjective
gentle Appearance & PersonalityTheme

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 …

OriginA compound of hiền + lành

Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
賢𡅐
Candidates by syllable
hiền 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 …
Use
hiền hoà / hiền từ / phổ hiền / thánh hiền …
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