đạo chích

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Generic derivative from proper noun Đạo Chích "Robber Zhi", a legendary or fictional villain in ancient Chinese literature (e.g. Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Records of the Grand Historian, etc.)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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đạo chích

  1. (literary, now chiefly fiction) thief