tật

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 疾 (“disease/hate”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tət̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tək̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tək̚˨˩˨]

Noun

tật

  1. (archaic) a disease; an illness
  2. a physical impairment
    tật cận thị
    near-sightedness
  3. a bad habit
    Nó có tật cắn móng tay khi hồi hộp.
    She bites her nails when she gets nervous.

Derived terms

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