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dã man

Pronunciation Northern /zaʔa˧˥ maːn˧˧/ Central /jaː˧˩˨ maːŋ˧˥/ Southern /jaː˨˩˦ maːŋ˧˧/
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cruel
Adjective
cruel
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4 senses 2 Components
Meaning
4 senses
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Adjective

Sense 1 Adjective
cruel; ruthless Feelings, Appearance & PersonalityTheme

Showing a complete lack of pity or compassion for others through cruel and brutal actions.

vi Đó là một hành động dã man đối với động vật.

en That was a cruel act against animals.

Sense 2 Adjective
barbaric Feelings, Appearance & PersonalityTheme Descriptive Properties, States & Register FormsTheme

Relating to a person or group perceived as being uncivilized, primitive, or lacking in social development.

vi Họ vẫn còn duy trì những phong tục dã man từ thời xa xưa.

en They still maintain some barbaric customs from ancient times.

Adverb

Sense 3 Adverb
cruelly; ruthlessly Descriptive Properties, States & Register FormsTheme Feelings, Appearance & PersonalityTheme

In a way that shows no pity or concern for the suffering of others during an action.

vi Kẻ xấu đã đối xử dã man với những người vô tội.

en The villain treated innocent people cruelly.

Sense 4 Adverb
totally; extremely Discourse, Logic, Comparison & ModalityTheme

Used as an intensifier to describe something that is done to a very great or extreme degree.

vi Hôm nay trời nóng dã man.

en It is extremely hot today.

Parts
dã / man / 野蠻
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
野蠻
Candidates by syllable
dã 也(野 / 冶 / 吔) man 漫(瞞 / 曼 / 蛮)
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
dã / dã chiến / dã cầm / dã nhân …
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Use
dã man con ngan / dã ngoại / trắng dã / hoang dã …
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