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vuốt râu hùm

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beard the lion
Verb
beard the lion
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beard the lion Core ActionsTheme

To perform an action that is extremely dangerous or reckless.

vi Việc đối đầu với anh ta chẳng khác nào vuốt râu hùm.

en Confronting him is like bearding the lion.

Parts
vuốt / 潷𩅺𤞻
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
潷𩅺𤞻
Candidates by syllable
vuốt 潷(𤔯 / 𤢇) râu 𩅺(𩭶 / 𩯁) hùm 𤞻(𧳘)
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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vuốt / vuốt ve / tôm hùm / ác như hùm …
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Use
ngắm vuốt / nanh vuốt / móng vuốt / nói vuốt đuôi
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