hoại
Pronunciation
Northern
/hwa̰ːʔj˨˩/
Central
/hwa̰ːj˨˨/
Southern
/hwaːj˨˩˨/
Listen
to rot, decay
Verb
to rot, decay
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
to rot, decay Core Actions
To decay or be slowly destroyed over time through the natural action of bacteria.
vi Thức ăn để lâu ngày sẽ bị hoại.
en Food will decay if left for a long time.
Parts
Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 壞 / 壞
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Parts
Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 壞 / 壞
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 壞
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
壞
Candidates by syllable
hoại
坏（壞）
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
hoài / hoại tử / hoại thư / hoại nhân …
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Similar
hoài / hoại tử / hoại thư / hoại nhân …
Use
phá hoại / hủy hoại / huỷ hoại / băng hoại …
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Use
phá hoại / hủy hoại / huỷ hoại / băng hoại …