ôn dịch

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 瘟疫.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔon˧˧ zïk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔoŋ˧˧ jɨt̚˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔoŋ˧˧ jɨt̚˨˩˨]

    Noun

    ôn dịch

    1. (chiefly dated) pestilence; epidemic
      ôn dịch thuốc lá ― the tobacco epidemic

    Adjective

    ôn dịch

    1. used to insult
      Đồ ôn dịch!
      You (son of a) bitch!; You scum!
      Cái thằng ôn dịch đó hả?
      That son of a bitch?
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