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kính ngữ

Pronunciation Northern /kïŋ˧˥ ŋɨʔɨ˧˥/ Central /kḭ̈n˩˧ ŋɨ˧˩˨/ Southern /kɨn˧˥ ŋɨ˨˩˦/
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honorific
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honorific
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Special linguistic forms or words used to express respect toward the person being addressed or spoken about.

vi Bạn nên sử dụng kính ngữ khi nói chuyện với người lớn tuổi.

en You should use honorifics when speaking to elderly people.

Parts
kính / ngữ / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 敬語 …

OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 敬語

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
敬語
Candidates by syllable
kính ngữ
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
kình ngư / honorific
Use
kính mắt / mắt kính / kính đeo mắt / kính yêu …
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