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côn đồ

Pronunciation Northern /kon˧˧ ɗo̤˨˩/ Central /koŋ˧˥ ɗo˧˧/ Southern /koŋ˧˧ ɗo˨˩/
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thug; outlaw
Noun
thug; outlaw

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Noun
thug; outlaw Politics, Law, Institutions & SafetyTheme

A thug is a violent person who is involved in criminal activities and often frightens or hurts other people.

vi Những tên côn đồ thường xuyên tụ tập gây rối trật tự công cộng.

en The thugs frequently gather to disturb public order.

Parts
côn / đồ / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 棍徒 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 棍徒

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
棍徒
Candidates by syllable
côn 棍(崑) đồ 圖
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
con đỏ / lưu manh / đầu trâu mặt ngựa / thug
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Use
côn trùng / du côn / côn nhị khúc / côn minh …
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