man rợ

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 蠻俚 (SV: man ). 蠻俚 / 蠻里 was an ancient Chinese synonym of 蠻人蛮人 (mánrén, barbarian (of the south)).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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man rợ

  1. barbaric; uncivilized; primitive
  2. cruel; brutal; inhumane