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rầy

Pronunciation Northern /zə̤j˨˩/ Central /ʐəj˧˧/ Southern /ɹəj˨˩/
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3 senses
Meaning
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Verb

Sense 1 Verb
scold Properties & StatesTheme

To speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong or to express strong disapproval.

vi Mẹ thường rầy con cái khi chúng làm điều gì đó sai.

en Mothers often scold their children when they do something wrong.

Adjective

Sense 2 Adjective
ashamed

Feeling shame or embarrassment because of something that has been done or because of a particular situation.

vi Cậu bé cảm thấy rầy khi bị thầy giáo nhắc nhở trước lớp.

en The boy felt ashamed when he was reminded by the teacher in front of the class.

Noun

Sense 3 Noun
agricultural pest

Various types of insects that are known to cause significant damage to crops and other agricultural plants.

vi Người nông dân đang tìm cách tiêu diệt rầy nâu trên ruộng lúa.

en Farmers are looking for ways to eliminate pests on the rice fields.

Parts
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
喍
Candidates by syllable
rầy 喍(𣈙 / 𧍍 / 𧍐)
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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rảy / rẫy / ráy / rẩy …
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quấy rầy / làm rầy / bọ rầy / đường rầy …
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