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hùng hổ

Pronunciation Northern /hṳŋ˨˩ ho̰˧˩˧/ Central /huŋ˧˧ ho˧˩˨/ Southern /huŋ˨˩ ho˨˩˦/
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aggressive
Adjective
aggressive

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1 senses 2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Sense 1 Adjective
aggressive

Behaving in a strong, forceful, and potentially threatening or hostile manner.

vi Con chó đang lao ra sủa một cách hùng hổ.

en The dog is rushing out and barking in an aggressive manner.

Parts
hùng / hổ / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 熊虎 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 熊虎

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
熊虎
Candidates by syllable
hùng 雄(熊) hổ 虎(𢜜)
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
hững hờ / hung hăng / aggressive
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Use
hùng hùng hổ hổ / cao hùng / hùng hậu / hùng bi …
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