khúm núm
Pronunciation
Northern
/xum˧˥ num˧˥/
Central
/kʰṵm˩˧ nṵm˩˧/
Southern
/kʰum˧˥ num˧˥/
submissive
Adjective
submissive
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Adjective
submissive Properties & States
Showing too much respect or being too willing to obey someone in a timid way.
vi Anh ta luôn có thái độ khúm núm mỗi khi gặp cấp trên.
en He always shows a submissive attitude whenever he meets his superiors.
Parts
núm / 莰菍
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Parts
núm / 莰菍
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
莰菍
Candidates by syllable
khúm
莰（𨆂）
núm
菍
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
cúm núm / num núm / obsequious
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Similar
cúm núm / num núm / obsequious
Use
núm vú / núm vú giả
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Use
núm vú / núm vú giả