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nghênh ngang

Pronunciation Northern /ŋəjŋ˧˧ ŋaːŋ˧˧/ Central /ŋen˧˥ ŋaːŋ˧˥/ Southern /ŋəːn˧˧ ŋaːŋ˧˧/
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haughty
Adjective
haughty
1 senses 2 Components
Meaning
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Sense 1 Adjective
haughty Appearance & PersonalityTheme

Acting in a way that shows too much pride or lack of respect.

vi Thái độ nghênh ngang của anh ta làm mọi người khó chịu.

en His haughty attitude makes everyone uncomfortable.

Parts
nghênh / ngang / 迎昂
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Components

Components

nghênh ngang
Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
迎昂
Candidates by syllable
nghênh 迎 ngang 昂（卬）
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
nghễnh ngãng / kiêu / khoảnh / hách dịch …
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Easily confused

Same spelling, different tone
Same meaning
Use
nghênh xuân / nghênh đón / nghênh chiến / hoan nghênh …
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nghênh (arrogant) — words using
ngang (horizontal) — words using
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