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hoang phí

Pronunciation Northern /hwaːŋ˧˧ fi˧˥/ Central /hwaːŋ˧˥ fḭ˩˧/ Southern /hwaːŋ˧˧ fi˧˥/
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waste
Verb
waste

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Verb
waste Work & MoneyTheme

To use money, time, or other valuable resources in a careless and ineffective way that results in unnecessary loss.

vi Đừng hoang phí thời gian vào những việc vô ích.

en Do not waste time on useless things.

Parts
hoang / phí / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 荒費 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 荒費

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
荒費
Candidates by syllable
hoang 荒 phí 費(沸)
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
hoàng phi / waste
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Use
huênh hoang / toang hoang / hoang đàng / hoang đảo …
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