phát tác
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 發作.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [faːt̚˧˦ taːk̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [faːk̚˦˧˥ taːk̚˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [faːk̚˦˥ taːk̚˦˥]
Verb
[edit]- (of something harmful) to take effect
- 2005, chapter 4, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):
- Mai Siêu Phong hai mắt đã mù, đầu óc hôn mê, rõ ràng chất độc trên ám khí đã phát tác, […]
- Méi Chāofēng was blind in both eyes and her mind was bewildered; the poison on the hidden weapon was clearly taking effect; […]