tôn quý
Pronunciation
Northern
/ton˧˧ kwi˧˥/
Central
/toŋ˧˥ kwḭ˩˧/
Southern
/toŋ˧˧ wi˧˥/
honorable
Adjective
honorable
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Adjective
honorable Properties & States
Deserving of great respect, honor, or high social standing due to noble character or important position.
vi Ông ấy là một người có tư cách rất tôn quý.
en He is a man of very honorable character.
Parts
tôn / quý / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 尊貴 …
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Parts
tôn / quý / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 尊貴 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 尊貴
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
尊貴
Candidates by syllable
tôn
尊（孫）
quý
貴（癸）
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.
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honourable
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Similar
honourable
Use
tôn trọng / an tôn / tôn nữ / tôn chỉ …
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Use
tôn trọng / an tôn / tôn nữ / tôn chỉ …