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xú uế

Pronunciation Northern /su˧˥ we˧˥/ Central /sṵ˩˧ wḛ˩˧/ Southern /su˧˥ we˧˥/
fetid
Adjective
fetid

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Adjective
fetid

An adjective used to describe an extremely foul and unpleasant stinking smell of decay.

vi Mùi xú uế bốc lên từ đống rác lâu ngày không được xử lý.

en A fetid smell rises from the pile of garbage that hasn't been treated for a long time.

Parts
Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 臭穢 / 臭穢
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 臭穢

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
臭穢
Candidates by syllable
xú 臭 uế 穢
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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xú xuân / ô uế / cấu uế / tẩy uế …
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