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hành hạ

Pronunciation Northern /ha̤jŋ˨˩ ha̰ːʔ˨˩/ Central /han˧˧ ha̰ː˨˨/ Southern /han˨˩ haː˨˩˨/
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torment
Verb
torment
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Meaning
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Sense 1 Verb
torment Core ActionsTheme

To cause someone severe physical or mental suffering, misery, or persistent harassment.

vi Đừng hành hạ con vật tội nghiệp đó thêm nữa.

en Do not torment that poor animal any longer.

Parts
hành / hạ / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 行下 …

OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 行下

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
行下
Candidates by syllable
hành (桁 / 荇) hạ
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
đày đọa / yêu thương / nâng niu / torment
Use
khởi hành / hành tinh / hành động / học hành …
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