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Meaning
3 senses · 3 meanings
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bad
Not being good at a certain activity or failing to meet expected standards of performance.
vi Kỹ năng nấu ăn của anh ấy thật là tệ.
en His cooking skill is really bad.
social evil
A shortened form of tệ nạn, referring to a social evil or vice.
vi Xã hội cần chung tay bài trừ các tệ còn tồn tại.
en Society needs to join hands to eradicate remaining social evils.
yuan
A shortened form of the word nhân dân tệ, the official currency of China.
vi Tôi muốn đổi một ít tiền Việt sang tệ.
en I want to exchange some Vietnamese money for yuan.