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tư kỷ

Pronunciation Northern /tɨ˧˧ kḭ˧˩˧/ Central /tɨ˧˥ ki˧˩˨/ Southern /tɨ˧˧ ki˨˩˦/
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selfish
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Meaning
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selfish

A person who is self-interested acts or does things mainly for their own benefit rather than for the good of others.

vi Lối sống tư kỷ sẽ khiến con người dần trở nên cô độc.

en A self-interested lifestyle will gradually make a person lonely.

Parts
tư / kỷ
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Components

Components

tư kỷ
Similar
tứ kỳ / tự ký / tự kỷ / niên kỷ …
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Easily confused

Same spelling, different tone
Ends with this word

niên kỷ/lợi kỷ/tiểu kỷ/sân lai sáu kỷ/vị kỷ

Use
đầu tư / thứ tư / tháng tư / riêng tư …
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tư (four) — words using
kỷ (variant of kỉ) — words using
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