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ngạo mạn

Pronunciation Northern /ŋa̰ːʔw˨˩ ma̰ːʔn˨˩/ Central /ŋa̰ːw˨˨ ma̰ːŋ˨˨/ Southern /ŋaːw˨˩˨ maːŋ˨˩˨/
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insolent
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insolent
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Meaning
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insolent Appearance & PersonalityTheme

Being overly arrogant and showing a lack of respect towards others, particularly older people.

vi Anh ta có thái độ rất ngạo mạn đối với người lớn tuổi.

en He has a very insolent attitude toward older people.

Parts
ngạo / mạn / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 傲慢 …

OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 傲慢

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
傲慢
Candidates by syllable
ngạo mạn
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
tự phụ / kiêu ngạo / tâm cao khí ngạo / ngang tàng …
Use
cao ngạo / mạn hoạ / chủ nghĩa lãng mạn / mạn họa …
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