gian tà
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 奸邪.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaːn˧˧ taː˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [jaːŋ˧˧ taː˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [jaːŋ˧˧ taː˨˩]
Noun edit
- (literary) treacherous and sinister person
- 2005, chapter 2, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):
- […] Khưu mỗ thà mất mạng chứ há lại cam tâm quị lụy bọn gian tà?
- […] I, Qiū, would rather die; why would I consent to grovelling before evildoers?