tệ

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Pronunciation

Adjective

tệ

  1. bad (at doing something)

Noun

tệ

  1. 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?
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