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Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 軒昂.
Pronunciation
Adjective
hiên ngang
- proud; haughty
1966, Nguyễn Đức Quang (lyrics and music), “Việt Nam Quê Hương Ngạo Nghễ”:Chúng ta thành một đoàn người hiên ngang- We have become a group of proud people
Adverb
hiên ngang
- brazenly and/or self-confidently
Nó hiên ngang đứng trước lớp, bô bô cái mồm về mấy cái điều nghe thì có vẻ cao siêu như ra vẻ ta đây.- He stood brazenly in front of the whole class, bambling on and on about some profound-sounding crap like he's some kind of intellectual.
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