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tàn bạo

Pronunciation Northern /ta̤ːn˨˩ ɓa̰ːʔw˨˩/ Central /taːŋ˧˧ ɓa̰ːw˨˨/ Southern /taːŋ˨˩ ɓaːw˨˩˨/
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cruel
Adjective
cruel
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Meaning
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Adjective

Sense 1 Adjective
cruel Appearance & PersonalityTheme

Being very cruel and violent toward others without showing any mercy or pity.

vi Đó là một hành động tàn bạo đối với động vật.

en That was a cruel act toward animals.

Adverb

Sense 2 Adverb
extremely

Used to emphasize a quality or action that is done to a high degree.

vi Hôm nay trời nóng tàn bạo.

en It is extremely hot today.

Parts
tàn / bạo / 殘暴
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
殘暴
Candidates by syllable
tàn 殘(傘 / 𦅮) bạo 暴
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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hung bạo / táo bạo / thô bạo / mạnh bạo …
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Use
tàn phế / tàn tật / tàn tích / tàn phá …
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