tà phái

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 邪 (“evil”) and 派 (“sect”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [taː˨˩ faːj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [taː˦˩ faːj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [taː˨˩ faːj˦˥]

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Noun

tà phái

1. (wuxia fiction, martial arts) an evil or shady sect

   Antonym: chính phái