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khiển trách

Pronunciation Northern /xiə̰n˧˩˧ ʨajk˧˥/ Central /kʰiəŋ˧˩˨ tʂa̰t˩˧/ Southern /kʰiəŋ˨˩˦ tʂat˧˥/
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reprimand
Verb
reprimand
1 senses 2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1 Verb
reprimand Core ActionsTheme

To speak to someone in a severe way because they have done something wrong or failed a duty.

vi Người quản lý đã khiển trách nhân viên đó.

en The manager decided to reprimand that employee.

Parts
khiển / trách / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 譴責 …

OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 譴責

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
譴責
Candidates by syllable
khiển trách
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
khiển / khiển hứng / khiển muộn
Use
điều khiển / điều khiển từ xa / tiêu khiển / điều khiển không lưu …
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