tàn ác
Pronunciation
Northern
/ta̤ːn˨˩ aːk˧˥/
Central
/taːŋ˧˧ a̰ːk˩˧/
Southern
/taːŋ˨˩ aːk˧˥/
Listen
cruel or heartless
Adjective
cruel or heartless
1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Adjective
cruel or heartless
Properties & States
A state of being extremely unkind or unpleasant, often causing pain or suffering to others without feeling any pity.
vi Đó là một hành động tàn ác gây đau khổ cho người khác.
en That is a cruel act that causes suffering to others.
Parts
tàn / ác / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 殘惡 …
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Parts
tàn / ác / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 殘惡 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 殘惡
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
殘惡
Candidates by syllable
tàn
殘（傘 / 𦅮）
ác
惡（𪅴）
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
tàn phế / tàn bạo / tàn tật / tàn tích …
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Use
tàn phế / tàn bạo / tàn tật / tàn tích …