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phản diện

Pronunciation Northern /fa̰ːn˧˩˧ ziə̰ʔn˨˩/ Central /faːŋ˧˩˨ jiə̰ŋ˨˨/ Southern /faːŋ˨˩˦ jiəŋ˨˩˨/
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villainous
Adjective
villainous

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Adjective
villainous Descriptive Properties, States & Register FormsTheme

Representing a character who opposes the hero or acts as a bad person in stories or films.

vi Anh ấy rất thành công khi hóa thân vào những nhân vật phản diện.

en He is very successful in portraying villainous characters.

Parts
phản / diện / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 反面 …
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Components

Components

phản diện

OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 反面

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
反面
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.
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phản bội / phản quốc / phản hồi / phản lực cơ …
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phản (to betray) — words using
diện (dress up) — words using

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Descriptive Properties, States & Register FormsTheme
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