khinh thị
Pronunciation
Northern
/xïŋ˧˧ tʰḭʔ˨˩/
Central
/kʰïn˧˥ tʰḭ˨˨/
Southern
/kʰɨn˧˧ tʰi˨˩˨/
Listen
to despise
Verb
to despise
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1 senses
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
to despise Core Actions
A verb that means to think very little of someone or to despise them with contempt.
vi Không nên khinh thị người nghèo.
en One should not despise the poor.
Parts
khinh / thị / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 輕視 …
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Parts
khinh / thị / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 輕視 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 輕視
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
輕視
Candidates by syllable
khinh
輕（𠲮）
thị
視
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.
Use
khinh bỉ / trọng nam khinh nữ / khinh thường / khinh khí cầu …
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Use
khinh bỉ / trọng nam khinh nữ / khinh thường / khinh khí cầu …