nanh vuốt
Pronunciation
Northern
/najŋ˧˧ vuət˧˥/
Central
/nan˧˥ juək˩˧/
Southern
/nan˧˧ juək˧˥/
Listen
claws and fangs
Noun
claws and fangs
3 senses
2 Components
Details
3 senses
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Details
3 senses
Sense 1
Noun
claws and fangs
Animals & Pets
This term refers to the long and sharp teeth and claws of a predatory animal.
vi Con vật dùng nanh vuốt để săn mồi.
en The animal uses its claws and fangs to hunt.
Sense 2
Noun
clutches or evil grasp
This refers to the state of being under someone's cruel or hostile control or power.
vi Anh ấy đã thoát khỏi nanh vuốt của kẻ xấu.
en He escaped from the clutches of a bad person.
Sense 3
Noun
henchman or lackey
A henchman is a faithful follower or political supporter, especially one prepared to engage in crime.
vi Hắn là nanh vuốt trung thành của ông chủ.
en He is a faithful henchman of the boss.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
獰潷
Candidates by syllable
nanh
獰（𤘓 / 𤡛）
vuốt
潷（𤔯 / 𤢇）
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.