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ôn dịch

adjectivenoun Sino-Vietnamese
Hanoi [ʔon˧˧ zïk̟̚˧˨ʔ]Huế [ʔoŋ˧˧ jɨt̚˨˩ʔ]Saigon [ʔoŋ˧˧ jɨt̚˨˩˨] browser voice
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ôn dịch means used to insult.

Chinese characters: 瘟疫

Meanings of ôn dịch in English

Adjective

  1. used to insult
    • Đồ ôn dịch!You (son of a) bitch!; You scum!
    • Cái thằng ôn dịch đó hả?That son of a bitch?

Noun

  1. dated pestilence; epidemic
    • ôn dịch thuốc láthe tobacco epidemic

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 瘟疫.

Frequently asked questions

What does ôn dịch mean in English?

ôn dịch (adjective) means "used to insult".

How do you pronounce ôn dịch?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔon˧˧ zïk̟̚˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ʔoŋ˧˧ jɨt̚˨˩˨]. Tones: ôn — level tone (ngang), dịch — heavy tone (nặng).

Is ôn dịch a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. ôn dịch is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 瘟疫.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.