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khiêu khích

Pronunciation Northern /xiəw˧˧ xïk˧˥/ Central /kʰiəw˧˥ kʰḭ̈t˩˧/ Southern /kʰiəw˧˧ kʰɨt˧˥/
Listen
to provoke
Verb
to provoke
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Meaning
2 senses

Verb

Sense 1 Verb
to provoke Core ActionsTheme EmotionsTag

Having words or actions aimed at annoying someone and making them feel very angry or irritated.

vi Anh ta cố tình dùng lời lẽ để khiêu khích đối phương trong cuộc tranh luận.

en He intentionally used words to provoke the opponent during the debate.

Adjective

Sense 2 Adjective
provocative

Having the quality of inciting anger or causing strong reactions from other people around them.

vi Những hành động khiêu khích này có thể gây ra những phản ứng mạnh mẽ từ đám đông.

en These provocative actions can cause strong reactions from the crowd.

Parts
khích / 挑激
Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
挑激
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
khiêu vũ / khiêu dâm / khiêu chiến / khiêu dâm trẻ em …
Use
khích bác / khuyến khích / khích lệ / khích động
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