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cay cú

Pronunciation Northern /kaj˧˧ ku˧˥/ Central /kaj˧˥ kṵ˩˧/ Southern /kaj˧˧ ku˧˥/
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vengeful
Adjective
vengeful
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2 senses 2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Sense 1 Adjective
vengeful

Feeling a strong desire to hurt or punish someone who has defeated you or treated you unfairly.

vi Anh ấy cảm thấy cay cú sau khi thua trận.

en He felt vengeful after losing the match.

Sense 2 Adjective
resentful and angry

To feel frustrated and angry due to failure or being insulted by others.

vi Cô ấy rất cay cú vì bị coi thường.

en She is very resentful because of being insulted.

Parts
cay / cú / 咳枸
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
咳枸
Candidates by syllable
cay 咳(𡀲 / 𠹽 / 𨐮 / 𨢟) cú 枸
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.
Similar
cay / cay đắng / cay nghiệt / cay độc …
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Use
hơi cay / chua cay / đắng cay / sâu cay …
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