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kiêu căng

Pronunciation Northern /kiəw˧˧ kaŋ˧˧/ Central /kiəw˧˥ kaŋ˧˥/ Southern /kiəw˧˧ kaŋ˧˧/
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arrogant
Adjective
arrogant
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Meaning
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arrogant Properties & StatesTheme

Having an exaggerated sense of one's own importance and showing a lack of respect for others.

vi Anh ấy trở nên kiêu căng sau khi thành công.

en He became arrogant after becoming successful.

Parts
kiêu / căng / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 驕矜 …

OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 驕矜

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
驕矜
Candidates by syllable
kiêu (澆) căng
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
kiêu / khoảnh / hách dịch / cao ngạo …
Use
yết kiêu / kiêu ngạo / kiêu xa / kiêu kỳ …
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