gian tà

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 奸邪.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaːn˧˧ taː˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jaːŋ˧˧ taː˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jaːŋ˧˧ taː˨˩]

Noun

gian tà

  1. (literary) treacherous and sinister person
    • 2005 [1957–1959], chapter 2, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Nhà xuất bản Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Kim Dung [Jin Yong]:
      […] Khưu mỗ thà mất mạng chứ há lại cam tâm quị lụy bọn gian tà?
      […] I, Qiū, would rather die; why would I consent to grovelling before evildoers?
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