nịnh
Pronunciation
Northern
/nḭ̈ʔŋ˨˩/
Central
/nḭ̈n˨˨/
Southern
/nɨn˨˩˨/
Listen
flatter
Verb
flatter
1 senses
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
flatter
Core Actions
To praise someone excessively in an insincere way to gain their favor.
vi Anh ấy hay nịnh cấp trên để được khen.
en He often flatters his boss to get praise.
Parts
Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 佞 / 佞
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Parts
Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 佞 / 佞
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 佞
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
佞
Candidates by syllable
nịnh
佞
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
nịnh bợ / dua nịnh / siểm nịnh / ton hót …
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Similar
nịnh bợ / dua nịnh / siểm nịnh / ton hót …
Use
gian nịnh / cười nịnh / xu nịnh / nịnh đầm …
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Use
gian nịnh / cười nịnh / xu nịnh / nịnh đầm …