khen ngợi
Pronunciation
Northern
/xɛn˧˧ ŋə̰ːʔj˨˩/
Central
/kʰɛŋ˧˥ ŋə̰ːj˨˨/
Southern
/kʰɛŋ˧˧ ŋəːj˨˩˨/
Listen
praise
Verb
praise
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Verb
praise Core Actions
To express admiration by speaking positively about someone or something.
vi Cô giáo đã khen ngợi Lan vì bài văn của bạn ấy rất hay.
en The teacher praised Lan because her essay was very good.
Parts
khen / ngợi / A compound of khen + ngợi …
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Parts
khen / ngợi / A compound of khen + ngợi …
OriginA compound of khen + ngợi
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
看𠿿
Candidates by syllable
khen
看（𠰙）
ngợi
𠿿（𡃛）
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
khen / khen thưởng / khen lao / nghĩ ngợi …
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Similar
khen / khen thưởng / khen lao / nghĩ ngợi …
Use
ban khen / bằng khen / giấy khen / lời khen …
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Use
ban khen / bằng khen / giấy khen / lời khen …