ké né
Pronunciation
Northern
/kɛ˧˥ nɛ˧˥/
Central
/kɛ̰˩˧ nɛ̰˩˧/
Southern
/kɛ˧˥ nɛ˧˥/
Listen
shy, timid
Adjective
shy, timid
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Adjective
shy, timid Properties & States
This adjective describes a person who feels nervous, timid, or uncomfortable when meeting new people or being in social situations.
vi Cô bé cảm thấy ké né khi gặp người lạ.
en The little girl feels shy when meeting strangers.
Parts
ké / né / 𦵗泥
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Parts
ké / né / 𦵗泥
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𦵗泥
Candidates by syllable
ké
𦵗
né
泥
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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Use
đỏ ké / né tránh / mũi né / chư né
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Use
đỏ ké / né tránh / mũi né / chư né