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]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [təm˧˧ kaːw˧˧ kʰɪj˦˥ ŋaːw˨˩˨] ~ [təm˧˧ kaːw˧˧ xɪj˦˥ ŋaːw˨˩˨]

Adjective

tâm cao khí ngạo

1. 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.