mạo muội
Pronunciation
Northern
/ma̰ːʔw˨˩ muə̰ʔj˨˩/
Central
/ma̰ːw˨˨ muə̰j˨˨/
Southern
/maːw˨˩˨ muəj˨˩˨/
presumptuous
Adjective
presumptuous
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Adjective
presumptuous
Failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate, often appearing bold or overly confident in speech.
vi Anh ta đã có những lời nói mạo muội.
en He made some presumptuous remarks.
Parts
mạo / muội / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 冒昧 …
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Parts
mạo / muội / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 冒昧 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 冒昧
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
冒昧
Candidates by syllable
mạo
冒（瑁）
muội
妹（昧 / 眛）
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
mạo / mạo từ / mạo hiểm / mạo danh …
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Similar
mạo / mạo từ / mạo hiểm / mạo danh …
Use
tướng mạo / cảm mạo / diện mạo / giả mạo …
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Use
tướng mạo / cảm mạo / diện mạo / giả mạo …