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kiêu ngạo

Pronunciation Northern /kiəw˧˧ ŋa̰ːʔw˨˩/ Central /kiəw˧˥ ŋa̰ːw˨˨/ Southern /kiəw˧˧ ŋaːw˨˩˨/
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arrogant
Adjective
arrogant

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Adjective
arrogant Feelings, Appearance & PersonalityTheme

Having or showing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance, abilities, or achievements, often combined with a contempt for others.

vi Đừng bao giờ tỏ ra kiêu ngạo với mọi người.

en Never act arrogant toward others.

Parts
kiêu / ngạo / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 驕傲 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 驕傲

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
驕傲
Candidates by syllable
kiêu 驕(澆) ngạo 傲
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
tâm cao khí ngạo / ngang tàng / kiêu / kiêu kỳ …
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Use
yết kiêu / kiêu xa / kiêu căng / kiêu sa …
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