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ngang nhiên

Pronunciation Northern /ŋaːŋ˧˧ ɲiən˧˧/ Central /ŋaːŋ˧˥ ɲiəŋ˧˥/ Southern /ŋaːŋ˧˧ ɲiəŋ˧˧/
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brazen
Adjective
brazen
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Meaning
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Sense 1 Adjective
brazen Properties & StatesTheme

Having a bold and open attitude when doing something that is often not permitted.

vi Thái độ của họ rất ngang nhiên.

en Their attitude was very brazen.

Parts
ngang / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 昂然 / 昂然

OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 昂然

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
昂然
Candidates by syllable
ngang (卬) nhiên
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
trơ tráo / trâng tráo / trơ lì / nhâng nháo …
Use
gạch ngang / sang ngang / ngang nhau / chắn ngang
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