tàn tệ
Pronunciation
Northern
/ta̤ːn˨˩ tḛʔ˨˩/
Central
/taːŋ˧˧ tḛ˨˨/
Southern
/taːŋ˨˩ te˨˩˨/
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cruelly
Adverb
cruelly
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Adverb
cruelly
A manner of behaving or treating others that is extremely bad, unkind, or heartlessly cruel.
vi Anh ta đối xử với mọi người rất tàn tệ.
en He treats everyone very cruelly.
Parts
tàn / tệ / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 殘弊 …
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Parts
tàn / tệ / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 殘弊 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 殘弊
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
殘弊
Candidates by syllable
tàn
殘（傘 / 𦅮）
tệ
弊（敝）
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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cruelly
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Similar
cruelly
Use
tàn phế / tàn bạo / tàn tật / tàn tích …
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Use
tàn phế / tàn bạo / tàn tật / tàn tích …