tục
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 俗 (“custom; vulgar”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tục
- (slightly literary, chiefly in compounds) a culturally customary practice
- tục nhuộm răng
- the practice of teeth-dyeing
- (narratology, only in fixed expressions) legend
- tục truyền rằng
- legend has it that
- vulgarity; profanity
- nói tục / văng tục / chửi tục
- to swear; to curse
- Synonym: thề
Adjective
tục
- vulgar; profane
- (slang) lewd
- Cái thằng tục vãi! Thôi dẹp đi mày!
- You lewd son of a gun! Get your mind of the gutter!
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