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vu cáo

Pronunciation Northern /vu˧˧ kaːw˧˥/ Central /ju˧˥ ka̰ːw˩˧/ Southern /ju˧˧ kaːw˧˥/
Listen
falsely accuse
Verb
falsely accuse
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2 senses 2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Sense 1 Verb
falsely accuse

To say that someone has done something wrong or illegal when it is not true.

vi Bạn không được vu cáo người khác như vậy.

en You must not falsely accuse others like that.

Sense 2 Verb
slander

To make a false spoken statement about someone that is intended to damage their reputation.

vi Hành động vu cáo sẽ bị xử phạt.

en The act of slander will be punished.

Parts
vu / cáo / 誣告
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
誣告
Candidates by syllable
vu 于(誣 / 廡 / 杅 / 迂) cáo 吿(𤞺)
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.
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hoang vu / vu quy / vu vơ / vu gia …
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