tay sai
Pronunciation
Northern
/taj˧˧ saːj˧˧/
Central
/taj˧˥ ʂaːj˧˥/
Southern
/taj˧˧ ʂaːj˧˧/
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henchman
Noun
henchman
Usage
derogatory
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Noun
henchman Family, Relationships & Life Events
Usage
derogatory
A person who performs tasks or carries out orders for another, often involving dishonest or harmful activities.
vi Hắn ta là một tay sai đắc lực cho những kẻ xấu.
en He is an effective henchman for the bad guys.
Parts
tay / sai / A compound of tay + sai …
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Parts
tay / sai / A compound of tay + sai …
OriginA compound of tay + sai
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
拪差
Candidates by syllable
tay
拪（𢬣）
sai
差（搓 / 𡗂）
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Use
chia tay / bàn tay / cánh tay / bắt tay …
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Use
chia tay / bàn tay / cánh tay / bắt tay …