ác bá
Pronunciation
Northern
/aːk˧˥ ɓaː˧˥/
Central
/a̰ːk˩˧ ɓa̰ː˩˧/
Southern
/aːk˧˥ ɓaː˧˥/
evil tyrant
Noun
evil tyrant
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Noun
evil tyrant Discourse & Logic
A cruel and oppressive ruler or person who exercises absolute power over others.
vi Kẻ ác bá nắm quyền lực tuyệt đối.
en The evil tyrant holds absolute power.
Parts
ác / bá / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 惡霸 …
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Parts
ác / bá / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 惡霸 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 惡霸
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
惡霸
Candidates by syllable
ác
惡（𪅴）
bá
百（伯 / 霸 / 耙）
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Use
ác liệt / ác quả / ác chiến / tai ác …
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Use
ác liệt / ác quả / ác chiến / tai ác …