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kết nghĩa

Pronunciation Northern /ket˧˥ ŋiʔiə˧˥/ Central /kḛt˩˧ ŋiə˧˩˨/ Southern /kəːt˧˥ ŋiə˨˩˦/
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become sworn siblings
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become sworn siblings
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Meaning
2 senses

Verb

Sense 1 Verb
become sworn siblings Properties & StatesTheme

To form a deep, formal bond of friendship or brotherhood with someone.

vi Hai người họ đã kết nghĩa anh em.

en The two of them have become sworn brothers.

Adjective

Sense 2 Adjective
sworn; amicable

Characterized by a formal and friendly relationship based on mutual trust.

vi Họ có một mối quan hệ kết nghĩa.

en They have a sworn alliance.

Parts
kết / nghĩa / 結義
Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
結義
Candidates by syllable
kết nghĩa
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.
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kết quả / kết thúc / kết tinh / kết hôn …
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