a dua
阿諛
Tenses
| Past | đã a dua |
| Future | sẽ a dua |
| Recent Past | vừa mới a dua |
| Immediate Future | sắp a dua |
| Continuous | đang a dua |
Nôm
Translations
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 阿諛 (“to flatter; to butter up”, SV: a du).
Sample Sentences
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Analects, XIII.23; 1972, Vietnamese translation & annotations by Nguyễn Hiến Lê (Confucius said: “The noble person acts harmoniously yet is not conformist; the petty person is conformist yet does not act harmoniously.”)