khinh thường
Pronunciation
Northern
/xïŋ˧˧ tʰɨə̤ŋ˨˩/
Central
/kʰïn˧˥ tʰɨəŋ˧˧/
Southern
/kʰɨn˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˨˩/
Listen
to despise
Verb
to despise
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1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
to despise Feelings, Appearance & Personality
Problems, Opinions & Evaluation
The attitude of showing contempt or lack of respect toward a person or a situation.
vi Bạn không nên khinh thường những nỗ lực của người khác.
en You should not despise the efforts of others.
Parts
khinh / thường / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 輕常 …
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Parts
khinh / thường / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 輕常 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 輕常
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
輕常
Candidates by syllable
khinh
輕（𠲮）
thường
常
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.
Use
khinh bỉ / trọng nam khinh nữ / khinh khí cầu / khinh miệt …
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Use
khinh bỉ / trọng nam khinh nữ / khinh khí cầu / khinh miệt …