tàn nhẫn
Pronunciation
Northern
/ta̤ːn˨˩ ɲəʔən˧˥/
Central
/taːŋ˧˧ ɲəŋ˧˩˨/
Southern
/taːŋ˨˩ ɲəŋ˨˩˦/
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ruthless, cruel
Adjective
ruthless, cruel
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Adjective
ruthless, cruel Feelings, Appearance & Personality
Showing a lack of pity or compassion for others, often behaving in a harsh and cold manner.
vi Đó là một hành động tàn nhẫn và không thể chấp nhận được.
en That was a cruel action and it is unacceptable.
Parts
tàn / nhẫn / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 殘忍 …
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Parts
tàn / nhẫn / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 殘忍 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 殘忍
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
殘忍
Candidates by syllable
tàn
殘（傘 / 𦅮）
nhẫn
眼（忍 / 刃 / 𢭝 / 𨧟）
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
kiên nhẫn / bất nhẫn / ngón tay đeo nhẫn / ngón đeo nhẫn
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Similar
kiên nhẫn / bất nhẫn / ngón tay đeo nhẫn / ngón đeo nhẫn
Use
tàn phế / tàn bạo / tàn tật / tàn tích …
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Use
tàn phế / tàn bạo / tàn tật / tàn tích …