tức

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See also: TUC, and tục

Vietnamese

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Etymology 1

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Adjective

tức • (息)

frustrated; upset; disgruntled

Derived terms

bực tức (“angry”)
căm tức (“to resent”)
ghen ăn tức ở (“to be very jealous”)
ghen tức (“to be envious”)
tức giận (“to be furious”)
tức tối (“angry, upset”)
tức tưởi (“woefully”)

See also

dữ (“ferocious”)
giận (“angry”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 即.

Adverb

tức

i.e.; that is to say; in other words

Derived terms

lập tức (立即, “immediately”)
ngay lập tức (𣦍立即, “immediately”)
ngay tức thì (𣦍即時, “immediately”)
tức khắc (即刻, “instant; instantly”)
tức là (即𪜀, “that is to say”)
tức thì (即時, “immediately”)
tức tốc (即速, “immediately”)

Etymology 3

Romanization

tức

Sino-Vietnamese reading of 息

Derived terms

cổ tức (股息, “dividend”)
lợi tức (利息, “interest; profit”)
tin tức (信息, “news; info”)

Anagrams

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