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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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Adjective
arrogant Properties & States
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 …
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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
驕（澆）
căng
矜
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
hách dịch / cao ngạo / phách lối / hợm hĩnh …
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Similar
hách dịch / cao ngạo / phách lối / hợm hĩnh …
Use
yết kiêu / kiêu ngạo / kiêu xa / kiêu kỳ …
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Use
yết kiêu / kiêu ngạo / kiêu xa / kiêu kỳ …