sâu cay
Pronunciation
Northern
/səw˧˧ kaj˧˧/
Central
/ʂəw˧˥ kaj˧˥/
Southern
/ʂəw˧˧ kaj˧˧/
Listen
bitter
Adjective
bitter
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2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Adjective
bitter
Used to describe painful feelings or severe and biting forms of criticism.
vi Anh ấy đã đưa ra những lời nhận xét rất sâu cay.
en He made very bitter remarks.
Parts
sâu / cay / 漊咳
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Parts
sâu / cay / 漊咳
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
漊咳
Candidates by syllable
sâu
漊（螻 / 𧒇）
cay
咳（𡀲 / 𠹽 / 𨐮 / 𨢟）
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
đau đớn / đao đán / hơi cay / chua cay …
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Similar
đau đớn / đao đán / hơi cay / chua cay …
Use
ngàn sâu / sâu sát / sâu sắc / sâu bọ …
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Use
ngàn sâu / sâu sát / sâu sắc / sâu bọ …