khiêm tục
Pronunciation
Northern
/xiəm˧˧ tṵʔk˨˩/
Central
/kʰiəm˧˥ tṵk˨˨/
Southern
/kʰiəm˧˧ tuk˨˩˨/
respectful bow
Noun
respectful bow
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Noun
respectful bow
A gesture of bending the upper body forward to show respect and politeness to others.
vi Anh ấy thực hiện một hành động khiêm tục để chào khách.
en He performed a respectful bow to greet the guest.
Parts
khiêm / tục / 謙俗
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Parts
khiêm / tục / 謙俗
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
謙俗
Candidates by syllable
khiêm
謙
tục
俗
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
khiêm tốn / khiêm cung / khiêm nhường / khiêm nhượng …
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Similar
khiêm tốn / khiêm cung / khiêm nhường / khiêm nhượng …
Use
tự khiêm / tục ngữ / tiếp tục / phong tục …
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Use
tự khiêm / tục ngữ / tiếp tục / phong tục …