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hiểm hóc

Pronunciation Northern /hiə̰m˧˩˧ hawk˧˥/ Central /hiəm˧˩˨ ha̰wk˩˧/ Southern /hiəm˨˩˦ hawk˧˥/
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labyrinthine
Adjective
labyrinthine
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3 senses 2 Components
Meaning
3 senses
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Sense 1 Adjective
labyrinthine Properties & StatesTheme

(Of places or terrain) treacherous and tucked away, hard to get into or to find one's way through.

vi Khu phố cổ có nhiều ngõ ngách hiểm hóc khiến người lạ rất dễ bị lạc.

en The old quarter has many labyrinthine alleys that make it very easy for strangers to get lost.

Sense 2 Adjective
manipulative, diabolical

Dangerously manipulative; diabolical.

vi Những mưu kế hiểm hóc của kẻ xấu cuối cùng cũng bị phát hiện.

en The villain's diabolical schemes were finally discovered.

Sense 3 Adjective
fierce, impressive

Fierce, bold, or impressive.

vi Tiền đạo đã tung ra một cú sút rất hiểm hóc.

en The striker unleashed a very fierce and impressive shot.

Parts
hiểm / hóc / 險
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
險
Candidates by syllable
hiểm 險 hóc 旭
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.
Similar
gập ghềnh / hỏng hóc / intriguing / intriguing
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nguy hiểm / bảo hiểm / thoát hiểm / hiểm nghèo …
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