hung nghiệt
Pronunciation
Northern
/huŋ˧˧ ŋiə̰ʔt˨˩/
Central
/huŋ˧˥ ŋiə̰k˨˨/
Southern
/huŋ˧˧ ŋiək˨˩˨/
harsh
Adjective
harsh
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Adjective
harsh
Characterized by being very aggressive, cruel, and severe in behavior.
vi Ông chủ đó có tính cách vô cùng hung nghiệt đối với cấp dưới.
en That boss has a very harsh character towards his subordinates.
Parts
hung / nghiệt / 凶孽
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Parts
hung / nghiệt / 凶孽
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
凶孽
Candidates by syllable
hung
凶（兇 / 匈 / 恟）
nghiệt
孽
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.
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hung / hung bạo / hung hung / hung ác …
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Similar
hung / hung bạo / hung hung / hung ác …
Use
hung hãn / hung thủ / hành hung / hung thần …
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Use
hung hãn / hung thủ / hành hung / hung thần …