gian tà

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 奸邪.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaːn˧˧ taː˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [jaːŋ˧˧ taː˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jaːŋ˧˧ taː˨˩]

    Noun

    gian tà

    1. (literary) treacherous and sinister person
      • 2005 [1957–1959], chapter 2, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Nhà xuất bản Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Kim Dung [Jin Yong]:
        […] Khưu mỗ thà mất mạng chứ há lại cam tâm quị lụy bọn gian tà?
        […] I, Qiū, would rather die; why would I consent to grovelling before evildoers?
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