liêm khiết
Pronunciation
Northern
/liəm˧˧ xiət˧˥/
Central
/liəm˧˥ kʰiə̰k˩˧/
Southern
/liəm˧˧ kʰiək˧˥/
Listen
honest and upright
Adjective
honest and upright
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Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Adjective
honest and upright Feelings, Appearance & Personality
Having a character that is clean and honest without any greed or corruption.
vi Ông ấy là một vị quan liêm khiết và chính trực.
en He is an honest and upright official.
Parts
liêm / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 廉潔 / 廉潔
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Parts
liêm / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 廉潔 / 廉潔
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 廉潔
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
廉潔
Candidates by syllable
liêm
廉
khiết
洁（潔）
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
cương trực / liêm / liêm chính / liêm phóng …
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Similar
cương trực / liêm / liêm chính / liêm phóng …
Use
công liêm / nam từ liêm / bắc từ liêm / từ liêm …
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Use
công liêm / nam từ liêm / bắc từ liêm / từ liêm …