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oan gia

Pronunciation Northern /waːn˧˧ zaː˧˧/ Central /waːŋ˧˥ jaː˧˥/ Southern /waːŋ˧˧ jaː˧˧/
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enemy
Noun
enemy
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2 senses 2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Sense 1 Noun
enemy

A person who is considered a bitter enemy due to past conflicts or deep-seated resentment.

vi Họ coi nhau như oan gia từ nhiều năm nay.

en They have considered each other enemies for many years.

Sense 2 Noun
misfortune

A situation of bad luck or hardship that happens due to unfortunate or ironic circumstances.

vi Việc mất ví tiền thật là một chuyện oan gia.

en Losing the wallet is truly a misfortune.

Parts
oan / gia / 冤家
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
冤家
Candidates by syllable
oan 冤 gia 家
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
cừu hận / kẻ thù / cừu địch / foe …
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Use
oan gia ngõ hẹp / hàm oan / oan hồn / oan uổng …
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