cảnh sát chính tả
Pronunciation
Northern
/ka̰jŋ˧˩˧ saːt˧˥ ʨïŋ˧˥ ta̰ː˧˩˧/
Central
/kan˧˩˨ ʂa̰ːk˩˧ ʨḭ̈n˩˧ taː˧˩˨/
Southern
/kan˨˩˦ ʂaːk˧˥ ʨɨn˧˥ taː˨˩˦/
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grammar nazi
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grammar nazi
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Noun
grammar nazi Slang/Loanwords/Onomatopoeia
A humorous term for a person who frequently points out and corrects others' spelling errors.
vi Đừng làm cảnh sát chính tả nữa.
en Stop being a grammar nazi.
Parts
cảnh sát / chính tả / A compound of Compound of cảnh sát + chính tả …
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Parts
cảnh sát / chính tả / A compound of Compound of cảnh sát + chính tả …
OriginA compound of Compound of cảnh sát + chính tả
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
景察正寫
Candidates by syllable
cảnh
景
sát
察（殺）
chính
正
tả
寫（左 / 瀉 / 袏）
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
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cảnh sát trưởng / cảnh sát biển
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Use
cảnh sát trưởng / cảnh sát biển