cay độc
Pronunciation
Northern
/kaj˧˧ ɗə̰ʔwk˨˩/
Central
/kaj˧˥ ɗə̰wk˨˨/
Southern
/kaj˧˧ ɗəwk˨˩˨/
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cruel; malicious
Adjective
cruel; malicious
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Adjective
cruel; malicious Properties & States
Describing someone who is intentionally cruel and has a strong desire to cause harm to other people.
vi Những lời nói cay độc của anh ta làm cô ấy buồn.
en His cruel words made her sad.
Parts
cay / độc / A compound of cay + độc …
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Parts
cay / độc / A compound of cay + độc …
OriginA compound of cay + độc
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
咳獨
Candidates by syllable
cay
咳（𡀲 / 𠹽 / 𨐮 / 𨢟）
độc
獨
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
cay / cay cú / cay đắng / cay nghiệt …
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Similar
cay / cay cú / cay đắng / cay nghiệt …
Use
hơi cay / chua cay / đắng cay / sâu cay …
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Use
hơi cay / chua cay / đắng cay / sâu cay …