kiêu bạc

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 驕 (“arrogant”) and 薄 (“unkind”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kiəw˧˧ ʔɓaːk̚˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kiw˧˧ ʔɓaːk̚˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kiw˧˧ ʔɓaːk̚˨˩˨]

    Adjective

    kiêu bạc

    1. prone to despise
      Near-synonym: khinh miệt
      • 1973, Lê Quý Đôn, translated by Phạm Vũ & Lê Hiền, Vân đài Loại ngữ, Miền Nam Publishing House, page 219:
        [...] đó là do phong tục kiêu bạc, lòng người nham nhiểm, phòng ngừa đã khó, kiềm thúc không dễ.
        It was all due to vain customs and treacherous hearts — hard to guard against, harder still to restrain.
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