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kính nhường

Pronunciation Northern /kïŋ˧˥ ɲɨə̤ŋ˨˩/ Central /kḭ̈n˩˧ ɲɨəŋ˧˧/ Southern /kɨn˧˥ ɲɨəŋ˨˩/
respectfully yield
Verb
respectfully yield

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Verb
respectfully yield Greetings & PolitenessTheme

To politely and respectfully allow someone else to go first or to give up a benefit to them as a gesture of honor.

vi Trẻ em nên biết kính nhường những người lớn tuổi.

en Children should know how to respectfully yield to the elderly.

Parts
kính / nhường / A compound of kính + nhường …
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OriginA compound of kính + nhường

Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
敬讓
Candidates by syllable
kính 敬 nhường 讓(攘)
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
khiêm nhường / nhún nhường
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Use
kính mắt / mắt kính / kính đeo mắt / kính yêu …
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