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kẻ cả

Pronunciation Northern /kɛ̰˧˩˧ ka̰ː˧˩˧/ Central /kɛ˧˩˨ kaː˧˩˨/ Southern /kɛ˨˩˦ kaː˨˩˦/
Listen
elder; senior
Noun
elder; senior
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4 senses 2 Components
Meaning
4 senses

Noun

Sense 1 Noun
elder; senior Properties & StatesTheme

A person who is older or has a higher status in a group.

vi Chúng ta cần phải biết tôn trọng các bậc kẻ cả trong làng.

en We need to know how to respect the elders in the village.

Sense 2 Noun
big shot; VIP

A person who has power and an important position within an organization.

vi Anh ấy luôn muốn chứng tỏ mình là một tay kẻ cả trong hội.

en He always wants to prove himself to be a big shot in the group.

Sense 3 Noun
condescending person

A person who behaves in a way that shows they think they are superior.

vi Không ai muốn nói chuyện với những kẻ cả và kiêu ngạo như anh ta.

en No one wants to talk to a condescending and arrogant person like him.

Adjective

Sense 4 Adjective
condescending

Showing a superior attitude that treats other people as if they are less important.

vi Anh ta luôn có thái độ kẻ cả khi làm việc với cấp dưới.

en He always has a condescending attitude when working with subordinates.

Parts
kẻ / cả / 仉哿
Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
仉哿
Candidates by syllable
kẻ cả
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
kể cả / kề cà
Use
thước kẻ / kẻ khó / kẻ thù / kẻ trộm …
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