"ghê" meaning in Vietnamese

See ghê in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ɣe˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [ɣej˧˧] [Huế], [ɣej˧˧] (note: Saigon) Forms: 𠺳 [CJK], 𡃊 [CJK]
Head templates: {{head|vi|adjective|||||||head=|tr=𠺳, 𡃊}} ghê • (𠺳, 𡃊), {{vi-adj|𠺳, 𡃊}} ghê • (𠺳, 𡃊)
  1. horrifying; scary
    Sense id: en-ghê-vi-adj-S0in8wCy Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Vietnamese intensifiers Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 19 20 26 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 22 21 21 12 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 23 21 20 25 11 Disambiguation of Vietnamese intensifiers: 25 23 21 19 12
  2. disgusting; terrible
    Sense id: en-ghê-vi-adj-UKREMZyA Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Vietnamese intensifiers Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 19 20 26 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 22 21 21 12 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 23 21 20 25 11 Disambiguation of Vietnamese intensifiers: 25 23 21 19 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ghê gớm, ghê rợn, ghê sợ, ghê tởm

Adverb

IPA: [ɣe˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [ɣej˧˧] [Huế], [ɣej˧˧] (note: Saigon)
Head templates: {{head|vi|adverb|||head=|tr=}} ghê, {{vi-adv}} ghê
  1. (colloquial) very; so; awfully Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-ghê-vi-adv-TiRPkwBa Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Vietnamese intensifiers Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 19 20 26 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 22 21 21 12 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 23 21 20 25 11 Disambiguation of Vietnamese intensifiers: 25 23 21 19 12

Verb

IPA: [ɣe˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [ɣej˧˧] [Huế], [ɣej˧˧] (note: Saigon)
Head templates: {{head|vi|verb|||head=|tr=}} ghê, {{vi-verb}} ghê
  1. to shudder; to shiver; to quiver
    Sense id: en-ghê-vi-verb-jI9IPKRb Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Vietnamese intensifiers Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 19 20 26 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 22 21 21 12 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 23 21 20 25 11 Disambiguation of Vietnamese intensifiers: 25 23 21 19 12
  2. to be horrified by; to have a horror of
    Sense id: en-ghê-vi-verb-JY9aGyLa Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Vietnamese intensifiers Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 19 20 26 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 22 21 21 12 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 23 21 20 25 11 Disambiguation of Vietnamese intensifiers: 25 23 21 19 12
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      "ipa": "[ɣej˧˧]",
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    {
      "ipa": "[ɣej˧˧]",
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        "to shudder; to shiver; to quiver"
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}

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