tai ương
Pronunciation
Northern
/taːj˧˧ ɨəŋ˧˧/
Central
/taːj˧˥ ɨəŋ˧˥/
Southern
/taːj˧˧ ɨəŋ˧˧/
Listen
disaster
Noun
disaster
Learn more
After looking up a meaning, choose a textbook or practice activity to keep learning Vietnamese.
Learn letters and pronunciation from the beginning
Open the 10days lesson listAn introductory textbook over ten days. Choose a lesson to read and listen to.
Learn conversation through a story
Read about “Tết, the Third Time”A textbook that teaches conversation through a family story. It is being prepared; see its content and release status.
Practise words and sounds in short activities
Choose from the practice listChoose an activity for vocabulary, tones, listening and other skills.
1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
▸
Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Noun
disaster Discourse & Logic
A sudden and severe event that causes great damage, suffering, or loss to a large number of people.
vi Trận bão lớn đã gây ra một tai ương cho vùng ven biển.
en The big storm caused a disaster for the coastal area.
Parts
tai / ương / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 災殃 …
▸
Parts
tai / ương / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 災殃 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 災殃
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
災殃
Candidates by syllable
tai
災（灾 / 哉 / 𦖻）
ương
央（秧 / 殃 / 鴦）
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
tai hại / thảm kịch / thảm hoạ / thảm cảnh …
▸
Similar
tai hại / thảm kịch / thảm hoạ / thảm cảnh …
Use
tai nạn / tai nghe / đầu cua tai nheo / tai ác …
▸
Use
tai nạn / tai nghe / đầu cua tai nheo / tai ác …