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khiếp nhược

Pronunciation Northern /xiəp˧˥ ɲɨə̰ʔk˨˩/ Central /kʰiə̰p˩˧ ɲɨə̰k˨˨/ Southern /kʰiəp˧˥ ɲɨək˨˩˨/
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cowardly
Adjective
cowardly

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Adjective
cowardly Properties & StatesTheme

Describing someone who lacks courage and is easily frightened or unwilling to face difficult situations.

vi Anh ta tỏ ra khiếp nhược trước sự đe dọa của kẻ xấu.

en He appeared cowardly in the face of threats from bad people.

Parts
khiếp / nhược / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 怯弱 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 怯弱

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
怯弱
Candidates by syllable
khiếp 怯 nhược 弱(若)
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.
Similar
nhút nhát / nhát gan / khiếp sợ / khiếp …
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Use
kinh khiếp / kinh khủng khiếp / khủng khiếp / phát khiếp …
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