trêu tức
Pronunciation
Northern
/ʨew˧˧ tɨk˧˥/
Central
/tʂew˧˥ tɨ̰k˩˧/
Southern
/tʂew˧˧ tɨk˧˥/
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provoke
Verb
provoke
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
provoke Core Actions
To provoke someone intentionally to make them feel angry or annoyed.
vi Đừng cố tình trêu tức anh ấy vào lúc này.
en Don't intentionally provoke him at this time.
Parts
trêu / tức / 憭息
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Parts
trêu / tức / 憭息
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
憭息
Candidates by syllable
trêu
憭（𠶅 / 𠺕 / 𡃔）
tức
息
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.
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quấy rối / nhũng nhiễu / quấy phá / sách nhiễu …
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Similar
quấy rối / nhũng nhiễu / quấy phá / sách nhiễu …
Use
trớ trêu / lợi tức / tức là / ngay lập tức …
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Use
trớ trêu / lợi tức / tức là / ngay lập tức …