hung dữ
Pronunciation
Northern
/huŋ˧˧ zɨʔɨ˧˥/
Central
/huŋ˧˥ jɨ˧˩˨/
Southern
/huŋ˧˧ jɨ˨˩˦/
Listen
ferocious
Adjective
ferocious
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Adjective
ferocious
This adjective describes a person or animal that is fierce, aggressive, and likely to cause harm.
vi Con chó hung dữ sủa vang khi thấy người lạ.
en The ferocious dog barks loudly when it sees a stranger.
Parts
hung / dữ / A compound of hung + dữ …
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Parts
hung / dữ / A compound of hung + dữ …
OriginA compound of hung + dữ
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
凶与
Candidates by syllable
hung
凶（兇 / 匈 / 恟）
dữ
与（與 / 㺞）
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.
Similar
khốc liệt / kịch liệt / hung tợn / dữ dằn …
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Similar
khốc liệt / kịch liệt / hung tợn / dữ dằn …
Use
hung bạo / hung hãn / hung hung / hung thủ …
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Use
hung bạo / hung hãn / hung hung / hung thủ …