ôn dịch

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 瘟疫.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔon˧˧ zïk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔoŋ˧˧ jɨt̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔoŋ˧˧ jɨt̚˨˩˨]

Noun

(chiefly dated) pestilence; epidemic
ôn dịch thuốc lá ― the tobacco epidemic

Adjective

used to insult
Đồ ôn dịch!
You (son of a) bitch!; You scum!

Cái thằng ôn dịch đó hả?
That son of a bitch?

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