tà ma
Pronunciation
Northern
/ta̤ː˨˩ maː˧˧/
Central
/taː˧˧ maː˧˥/
Southern
/taː˨˩ maː˧˧/
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evil spirit
Noun
evil spirit
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Noun
evil spirit Discourse & Logic
Spirits or ghosts that are believed to be wicked and harmful.
vi Người dân địa phương tin rằng tà ma thường xuất hiện vào ban đêm.
en Local people believe that evil spirits often appear at night.
Parts
tà / ma / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 邪魔 …
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Parts
tà / ma / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 邪魔 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 邪魔
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
邪魔
Candidates by syllable
tà
斜（邪）
ma
麻（魔）
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.
Use
chiều tà / tà dương / mã tà / cải tà quy chính …
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Use
chiều tà / tà dương / mã tà / cải tà quy chính …