khôn ngoan
Pronunciation
Northern
/xon˧˧ ŋwaːn˧˧/
Central
/kʰoŋ˧˥ ŋwaːŋ˧˥/
Southern
/kʰoŋ˧˧ ŋwaːŋ˧˧/
Listen
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Adjective
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Adjective
wise Properties & States
Having good judgment and sensible understanding in decisions.
Parts
khôn / ngoan / A compound of khôn + ngoan …
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Parts
khôn / ngoan / A compound of khôn + ngoan …
OriginA compound of khôn + ngoan
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
坤頑
Candidates by syllable
khôn
坤
ngoan
頑（𠺿）
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
gian ngoan
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Similar
gian ngoan
Use
khôn khéo / khôn lanh / trí khôn / khôn hồn …
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Use
khôn khéo / khôn lanh / trí khôn / khôn hồn …