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ngạo

Pronunciation Northern /ŋa̰ːʔw˨˩/ Central /ŋa̰ːw˨˨/ Southern /ŋaːw˨˩˨/
to be arrogant
Verb
to be arrogant
1 senses
Meaning
1 senses
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Sense 1 Verb
to be arrogant Core ActionsTheme

To show a superior attitude or a lack of respect for other people around you.

vi Anh ta thường ngạo với các đồng nghiệp cùng phòng.

en He is often arrogant towards his office colleagues.

Parts
Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 傲 / 傲
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 傲

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
傲
Candidates by syllable
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
ngáo / ngào / ngạo mạn / ngạo ngược …
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Use
kiêu ngạo / tâm cao khí ngạo / cao ngạo
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