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tham tàn

Pronunciation Northern /tʰaːm˧˧ ta̤ːn˨˩/ Central /tʰaːm˧˥ taːŋ˧˧/ Southern /tʰaːm˧˧ taːŋ˨˩/
greedy and cruel
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Adjective
greedy and cruel
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greedy and cruel Properties & StatesTheme

Being both excessively greedy and extremely cruel in one's actions.

vi Vị vua đó rất tham tàn đối với dân chúng.

en That king was very greedy and cruel toward the people.

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Representative candidate
貪殘
Candidates by syllable
tham 貪 tàn 殘（傘 / 𦅮）
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