khiêm tốn

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 謙遜.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

khiêm tốn

modest; humble
(colloquial, euphemistic, humorous, of people's height, level, etc.) below average
Anh ấy có chiều cao khiêm tốn.
He's vertically challenged.
(literally, “He has humble height.”)

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