kẻ

[kɛ˧˩] 🎙 Say it

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Sense 1

Meaning · English

(noun) individual, person, man; specifically, put before a verb/adjective to mean a specific type of people

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

cá nhân, người, đàn ông

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⚠ Register: derogatoryConnotation: offensive or derogatory to many

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

黎臣固仉忠貞 鄭顒𨖅𦥃北庭𤍊呌There was a loyal man among the officials of the Lê dynasty. Trịnh Ngung went to Beiting to make a plea.
几𫜵𫅜𧘇,𡗶者帝𥙩福。Those that do good, heaven rewards them with fortune.

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Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Sense 2

Meaning · English

(noun) Indicates a country or a region

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Đất nước hoặc khu vực

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Register: informalConnotation: offensive or derogatory to many

Examples

𠫾賖𱞋女仕眞,吝橘典𧵆厨几耶州。Going far, worrying again that his foot might slip, he wandered about until he came near a temple at Gia Châu.
Em là con gái kẻ Đằng, Bên Tề, bên Sở, biết rằng theo ai?I am a woman of the Teng country, Qi or Chu, who should I follow?

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Sense 3

Meaning · English

(verb) to draw a line

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

vẽ một đường thẳng

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Register: informalConnotation: offensive or derogatory to many

Common questions

What does “kẻ” mean?

(noun) individual, person, man; specifically, put before a verb/adjective to mean a specific type of people

Is “kẻ” formal or informal?

kẻ is generally derogatory; connotation: offensive or derogatory to many.

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