tàn tệ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tante"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 殘弊.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taːn˨˩ te˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [taːŋ˦˩ tej˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [taːŋ˨˩ tej˨˩˨]

Adverb

tàn tệ

  1. badly; cruelly
    đối xử tàn tệ ― to treat cruelly/to mistreat
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