chai sạn

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See also: châi-sán

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaːj˧˧ saːn˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaːj˧˧ ʂaːŋ˨˩ʔ] ~ [t͡ɕaːj˧˧ saːŋ˨˩ʔ] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [caːj˧˧ ʂaːŋ˨˩˨] ~ [caːj˧˧ saːŋ˨˩˨] invalid IPA characters (][)

Adjective

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chai sạn • (𥑂𥖔)

  1. hardened, callused
    • 1978, Chu Lai, chapter 4, in Nắng đồng bằng, NXB Quân đội Nhân dân:
      Xa nhà lâu rồi, lòng chai sạn rồi, gia đình, quê hương cũng chẳng còn là chuyện níu kéo, ràng buộc.
      Away from home for a long time, his heart had grown hard, his family and hometown no longer called or bound him.
  2. (figurative) apathetic; uncaring
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