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đen tối

Pronunciation Northern /ɗɛn˧˧ toj˧˥/ Central /ɗɛŋ˧˥ to̰j˩˧/ Southern /ɗɛŋ˧˧ toj˧˥/
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pitch-dark
Adjective
pitch-dark
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3 senses 2 Components
Meaning
3 senses
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Sense 1 Adjective
pitch-dark Properties & StatesTheme

Completely dark, with absolutely no light visible to the human eye.

vi Căn hầm đen tối không có một tia sáng nào.

en The cellar was pitch-dark without a single ray of light.

Sense 2 Adjective
dark; gloomy

Lacking light, being dim, gloomy, or shrouded in darkness.

vi Căn nhà cũ đen tối và ẩm thấp.

en The old house was dark and damp.

Sense 3 Adjective
perverted

Having or showing sexual behavior that is considered abnormal or unacceptable.

vi Anh ta có những hành vi đen tối.

en He has perverted behaviors.

Parts
đen / tối / 黰最
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chữ Nôm Source-aligned
Representative candidate
黰最
Candidates by syllable
đen 𪓇 tối 最
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.
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đền tội
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bôi đen / đen sì / đen thui / đỏ đen …
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