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tệ nạn

Pronunciation Northern /tḛʔ˨˩ na̰ːʔn˨˩/ Central /tḛ˨˨ na̰ːŋ˨˨/ Southern /te˨˩˨ naːŋ˨˩˨/
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social evil
Noun
social evil
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Meaning
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Sense 1 Noun
social evil Politics & InstitutionsTheme

A harmful behavior or practice that is common within a society or group.

vi Cờ bạc là một tệ nạn cần phải loại bỏ.

en Gambling is a social evil that must be eliminated.

Parts
tệ / nạn / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 弊難 …

OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 弊難

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
弊難
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
tệ nạn xã hội / tệ / tệ đoan / tệ bạc …
Use
tồi tệ / tệ hại / thậm tệ / tiền tệ …
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