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kình

Pronunciation Northern /kï̤ŋ˨˩/ Central /kïn˧˧/ Southern /kɨn˨˩/
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scold; chide
Verb
scold; chide
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2 senses
Meaning
2 senses
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Sense 1 Verb
scold; chide Core ActionsTheme

The act of speaking angrily to someone to show your strong disapproval.

vi Đừng có kình anh ấy chỉ vì một lỗi nhỏ không đáng có.

en Don't scold him just for a small, unnecessary mistake.

Sense 2 Verb
oppose each other

The act of two sides fighting or competing strongly against each other.

vi Hai đội bóng đang kình nhau rất quyết liệt trên sân cỏ.

en The two football teams are opposing each other fiercely on the field.

Parts
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
勍
Candidates by syllable
kình 鯨
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
kính / kình chống / kình ngư / kình địch …
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Use
cá hổ kình / cá kình / tiếng kình / cỡi kình
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