ác nhân sát đức

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 恶人 (“bad person”), 杀 (“kill”) and 德 (“virtue”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔaːk̚˧˦ ɲən˧˧ saːt̚˧˦ ʔɗɨk̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaːk̚˦˧˥ ɲəŋ˧˧ ʂaːk̚˦˧˥ ʔɗɨk̚˦˧˥] ~ [ʔaːk̚˦˧˥ ɲəŋ˧˧ saːk̚˦˧˥ ʔɗɨk̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔaːk̚˦˥ ɲəŋ˧˧ ʂaːk̚˦˥ ʔɗɨk̚˦˥] ~ [ʔaːk̚˦˥ ɲəŋ˧˧ saːk̚˦˥ ʔɗɨk̚˦˥]

Idiom

ác nhân sát đức

1. (idiomatic, uncommon) to act cruelly, brutally, without conscience

   làm việc ác nhân sát đức

   to do immoral things