gắt
Pronunciation
Northern
/ɣat˧˥/
Central
/ɣa̰k˩˧/
Southern
/ɣak˧˥/
scold
3 senses
Verb
scold
Adjective
harsh
Adjective
irritable
Details
3 senses
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Details
3 senses
Verb
Sense 1
Verb
scold
Properties & States
To express sharp disapproval or to speak angrily to someone because of their behavior.
vi Mẹ gắt với tôi vì tôi đi học về muộn.
en Mother scolds me because I came home late from school.
Adjective
Sense 2
Adjective
harsh
Describing something that is intense, unpleasant, or severely strong to the senses.
vi Ánh nắng buổi trưa thật là gắt.
en The midday sunlight is very harsh.
Sense 3
Adjective
irritable
Being easily annoyed or prone to losing one's temper quickly over small matters.
vi Ông ấy trở nên gắt hơn khi công việc gặp khó khăn.
en He becomes more irritable when work gets difficult.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
咭
Candidates by syllable
gắt
咭（噶）
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.