tâm cao khí ngạo
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 心高氣傲.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [təm˧˧ kaːw˧˧ xi˧˦ ŋaːw˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [təm˧˧ kaːw˧˧ kʰɪj˨˩˦ ŋaːw˨˩ʔ] ~ [təm˧˧ kaːw˧˧ xɪj˨˩˦ ŋaːw˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [təm˧˧ kaːw˧˧ kʰɪj˦˥ ŋaːw˨˩˨] ~ [təm˧˧ kaːw˧˧ xɪj˦˥ ŋaːw˨˩˨]
Adjective
tâm cao khí ngạo
- proud and arrogant
- 2005, chapter 4, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):
- Sáu người biết y vốn tâm cao khí ngạo, không hề chịu lép.
- The six of them knew him to be proud and arrogant of character, and that he never gave up until he was recognized as the best.
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