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xem thường

Pronunciation Northern /sɛm˧˧ tʰɨə̤ŋ˨˩/ Central /sɛm˧˥ tʰɨəŋ˧˧/ Southern /sɛm˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˨˩/
Listen
look down on
Verb
look down on

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1 senses 2 Components
Meaning
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Sense 1 Verb
look down on Problems, Opinions & EvaluationTheme Family, Relationships & Life EventsTheme

To treat someone or something as if they are not important or valuable.

vi Đừng bao giờ xem thường đối thủ.

en Never underestimate your opponent.

Parts
xem / thường / A compound of xem + thường …
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OriginA compound of xem + thường

Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
䀡常
Candidates by syllable
xem 䀡 thường 常
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
coi nhẹ / tôn trọng / kính trọng / coi trọng …
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Use
xem xét / xem mặt / xem lại / người xem …
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