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Meaning
7 senses · 3 meanings
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A polite way to refer to yourself when talking to someone in a formal way.
vi Tôi xin chân thành cảm ơn sự giúp đỡ của quý vị.
en I would like to sincerely thank you for your help.
A common way to refer to yourself when you are talking to your friends.
A standard pronoun for referring to oneself in a professional or official setting.
A personal pronoun sometimes used by a man when speaking to a woman he loves.
slave
A person of low status who served another person in former society; a servant.
vi Trong xã hội cũ, thân phận kẻ tôi rất thấp hèn.
en In the old society, the status of a servant was very low.
A person who serves a king, queen, or other powerful ruler within a kingdom.
temper
To heat and then cool a material like metal to make it harder or stronger.
vi Người thợ rèn đang tôi thanh kiếm trong nước lạnh.
en The blacksmith is tempering the sword in cold water.