nói xấu
Pronunciation
Northern
/nɔj˧˥ səw˧˥/
Central
/nɔ̰j˩˧ sə̰w˩˧/
Southern
/nɔj˧˥ səw˧˥/
Listen
vilify
Verb
vilify
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2 Components
Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
vilify Core Actions
To speak ill of someone behind their back by spreading harmful or untruthful statements to damage their reputation.
vi Đừng bao giờ nói xấu người khác sau lưng họ.
en Never vilify others behind their backs.
Parts
nói / xấu / A compound of nói + xấu …
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Parts
nói / xấu / A compound of nói + xấu …
OriginA compound of nói + xấu
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
呐瘦
Candidates by syllable
nói
呐
xấu
瘦（醜）
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
khen ngợi / ca ngợi / tuyên dương / làm xấu …
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Similar
khen ngợi / ca ngợi / tuyên dương / làm xấu …
Use
nói chuyện / nói dối / lời nói / tiếng nói …
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Use
nói chuyện / nói dối / lời nói / tiếng nói …