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Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 弊.
Pronunciation
Adjective
tệ
- bad (at doing something)
Noun
tệ
- Short for tệ nạn.
1986, Lê Lựu, chapter 11, in Thời xa vắng:- Tệ tham ô ăn cắp trong ban quản trị có là nguyên nhân chính khiến bà con làm được miếng nào bị ăn hết miếng ấy?- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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