chặt chém
Pronunciation
Northern
/ʨa̰ʔt˨˩ ʨɛm˧˥/
Central
/ʨa̰k˨˨ ʨɛ̰m˩˧/
Southern
/ʨak˨˩˨ ʨɛm˧˥/
Listen
overcharge
Verb
overcharge
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Verb
overcharge Core Actions
A slang term for charging someone an unfairly high price for a product or service.
vi Cửa hàng đó thường xuyên chặt chém khách du lịch.
en That shop often overcharges tourists.
Parts
chặt / chém / 鑕𠛤
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Parts
chặt / chém / 鑕𠛤
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
鑕𠛤
Candidates by syllable
chặt
鑕（劕 / 𠞠 / 𥾛）
chém
𠛤（𡃍）
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.
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chặt / chặt chẽ / chặt chịa / chặt đầu …
Use
thắt chặt / siết chặt / lạt mềm buộc chặt / bền chặt …
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Use
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