keo kiệt
Pronunciation
Northern
/kɛw˧˧ kiə̰ʔt˨˩/
Central
/kɛw˧˥ kiə̰k˨˨/
Southern
/kɛw˧˧ kiək˨˩˨/
Listen
stingy
Adjective
stingy
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Adjective
stingy Properties & States
Very unwilling to spend or share money and possessions with other people.
vi Ông ta nổi tiếng là người keo kiệt và không bao giờ giúp đỡ ai.
en He is famous for being stingy and never helping anyone.
Parts
keo / kiệt / 膠竭
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Parts
keo / kiệt / 膠竭
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
膠竭
Candidates by syllable
keo
膠（鷮）
kiệt
竭（杰 / 傑 / 桀）
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
bần tiện / keo / keo sơn / keo bẩn …
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Similar
bần tiện / keo / keo sơn / keo bẩn …
Use
băng keo cá nhân / keo ong / sâu keo / băng keo …
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Use
băng keo cá nhân / keo ong / sâu keo / băng keo …