dã man

See also: daman, Daman, and damán

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 野蠻 (“savage”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaː˦ˀ˥ maːn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jaː˧˨ maːŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jaː˨˩˦ maːŋ˧˧]

Adjective

dã man

1. cruel, ruthless
2. (history) barbarian

Adverb

dã man

1. cruelly, ruthlessly
2. (informal, Southern Vietnam) totally, extremely

   Cái thằng này sao mà ngu dã man!

   You are a total idiot!

   Phim hay dã man!

   That was an awesome movie!

Derived terms

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