ngạo
Pronunciation
Northern
/ŋa̰ːʔw˨˩/
Central
/ŋa̰ːw˨˨/
Southern
/ŋaːw˨˩˨/
to be arrogant
Verb
to be arrogant
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
to be arrogant
To show a superior attitude or a lack of respect for other people around you.
vi Anh ta thường ngạo với các đồng nghiệp cùng phòng.
en He is often arrogant towards his office colleagues.
Parts
Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 傲 / 傲
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Parts
Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 傲 / 傲
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 傲
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
傲
Candidates by syllable
ngạo
傲
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
ngáo / ngào / ngạo mạn / ngạo ngược …
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Similar
ngáo / ngào / ngạo mạn / ngạo ngược …
Use
kiêu ngạo / tâm cao khí ngạo / cao ngạo
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Use
kiêu ngạo / tâm cao khí ngạo / cao ngạo