xưng
Pronunciation
Northern
/sɨŋ˧˧/
Central
/sɨŋ˧˥/
Southern
/sɨŋ˧˧/
address
3 senses
Verb
address
Details
3 senses
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Details
3 senses
Sense 1
Verb
to address oneself
Core Actions
To use a particular word or title when speaking about yourself to another person.
vi Bạn nên xưng hô lễ phép với người lớn tuổi.
en You should address yourself politely to older people.
Sense 2
Verb
to claim a title
To announce a specific title for oneself and expect other people to use it.
vi Ông ta tự xưng là người đứng đầu tổ chức này.
en He claimed the title of leader of this organization.
Sense 3
Verb
to speak about oneself
To provide information or make statements about your own character or actions to others.
vi Anh ấy luôn xưng mình là một người trung thực.
en He always speaks about himself as an honest person.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
稱
Candidates by syllable
xưng
称（稱）
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.