tê liệt
Pronunciation
Northern
/te˧˧ liə̰ʔt˨˩/
Central
/te˧˥ liə̰k˨˨/
Southern
/te˧˧ liək˨˩˨/
Listen
paralyzed
Adjective
paralyzed
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Adjective
paralyzed Properties & States
This adjective describes a state of being unable to move or function normally due to a loss of ability.
vi Cơ thể anh ấy bị tê liệt hoàn toàn.
en His body was completely paralyzed.
Parts
tê / liệt / A compound of tê + liệt …
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Parts
tê / liệt / A compound of tê + liệt …
OriginA compound of tê + liệt
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
嘶烈
Candidates by syllable
tê
嘶（犀 / 痹 / 𤷒 / 𤺳）
liệt
烈（列 / 𩷈）
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.
Use
phê như con tê tê / thuốc tê / tê giác / tê cóng …
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Use
phê như con tê tê / thuốc tê / tê giác / tê cóng …