ác nhân sát đức

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 惡人 (“bad person”), 剎 (“kill”) and 德 (“virtue”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaːk̚˧˦ ɲən˧˧ saːt̚˧˦ ʔɗɨk̚˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaːk̚˦˧˥ ɲəŋ˧˧ ʂaːk̚˦˧˥ ʔɗɨk̚˦˧˥] ~ [ʔaːk̚˦˧˥ ɲəŋ˧˧ saːk̚˦˧˥ ʔɗɨk̚˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaːk̚˦˥ ɲəŋ˧˧ ʂaːk̚˦˥ ʔɗɨk̚˦˥] ~ [ʔaːk̚˦˥ ɲəŋ˧˧ saːk̚˦˥ ʔɗɨk̚˦˥]

    Idiom

    ác nhân sát đức

    1. (idiomatic, uncommon) to act cruelly, brutally, without conscience
      làm việc ác nhân sát đức
      to do immoral things
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