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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 惡德, composed of 惡 (“evil”) and 德 (“virtue”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔaːk̚˧˦ ʔɗɨk̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaːk̚˦˧˥ ʔɗɨk̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔaːk̚˦˥ ʔɗɨk̚˦˥]

Adjective

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1. (rare) often doing evil or immoral things when treating other people