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trừng phạt

Pronunciation Northern /ʨɨ̤ŋ˨˩ fa̰ːʔt˨˩/ Central /tʂɨŋ˧˧ fa̰ːk˨˨/ Southern /tʂɨŋ˨˩ faːk˨˩˨/
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punish
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punish

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Verb
punish Core Actions & OperationTheme Politics, Law, Institutions & SafetyTheme

To impose a penalty or suffering on someone for a wrongdoing or violation.

vi Kẻ phạm tội cần phải bị trừng phạt.

en The offender needs to be punished.

Parts
trừng / phạt / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 懲罰 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 懲罰

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
懲罰
Candidates by syllable
trừng 懲(𥋔) phạt 伐(罰)
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
tha thứ / khen thưởng / tuyên dương / trừng trị …
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Use
sự trừng phạt / thanh trừng / công trừng / thanh trừng sắc tộc …
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