"sài lang" meaning in Vietnamese

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Noun

IPA: [saːj˨˩ laːŋ˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [ʂaːj˦˩ laːŋ˧˧] [Huế], [saːj˦˩ laːŋ˧˧] [Huế], [ʂaːj˨˩ laːŋ˧˧] (note: Saigon), [saːj˨˩ laːŋ˧˧] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 豺狼 (“dhole and wolf”) Etymology templates: {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|豺狼|dhole and wolf}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 豺狼 (“dhole and wolf”) Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} sài lang, {{vi-noun}} sài lang
  1. (archaic, literary) dhole and wolf; (figuratively) cruel, evil person Tags: archaic, literary

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        "1": "豺狼",
        "2": "dhole and wolf"
      },
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      "name": "vi-etym-sino"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Sino-Vietnamese word from 豺狼 (“dhole and wolf”)",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
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        {
          "english": "When [a man]'s sister-in-law is about to drown yet he himself does not stretch out his hand to save her, he is indeed a dhole and a wolf.",
          "text": "c. 300 BCE, Mencius; Vietnamese translation by Nguyễn Hiến Lê\nChị dâu sắp chết đuối mà mình không đưa tay ra cứu vớt thì quả là loài sài lang rồi.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "Vietnam has been groaning in suffering and misery for countess years straight\nUnder the greedy, cruel, fascist-imperialist dholes and wolves’ yoke.",
          "text": "1945, Nguyễn Đình Thi, \"Diệt phát xít (Destroy the Fascists)\", performance by the Voice of Vietnam's Choir\nViệt Nam bao năm ròng rên xiết\nDưới ách quân tham tàn đế quốc sài lang.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "text": "20th century CE, Tú Mỡ\nCòn chưa hết thói dã man, người còn là giống sài lang với người\nWhile still not rid of their savageries, humans are still dholes and wolves to humans.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "dhole and wolf; (figuratively) cruel, evil person"
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        "(archaic, literary) dhole and wolf; (figuratively) cruel, evil person"
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      "ipa": "[saːj˨˩ laːŋ˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʂaːj˦˩ laːŋ˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[saːj˦˩ laːŋ˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʂaːj˨˩ laːŋ˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[saːj˨˩ laːŋ˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sài lang"
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        "1": "豺狼",
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        "4": "",
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      },
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        "Vietnamese links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Vietnamese literary terms",
        "Vietnamese nouns",
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        "Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Vietnamese terms with archaic senses",
        "Vietnamese terms with quotations",
        "Vietnamese terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "When [a man]'s sister-in-law is about to drown yet he himself does not stretch out his hand to save her, he is indeed a dhole and a wolf.",
          "text": "c. 300 BCE, Mencius; Vietnamese translation by Nguyễn Hiến Lê\nChị dâu sắp chết đuối mà mình không đưa tay ra cứu vớt thì quả là loài sài lang rồi.",
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        {
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          "text": "1945, Nguyễn Đình Thi, \"Diệt phát xít (Destroy the Fascists)\", performance by the Voice of Vietnam's Choir\nViệt Nam bao năm ròng rên xiết\nDưới ách quân tham tàn đế quốc sài lang.",
          "type": "quotation"
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          "text": "20th century CE, Tú Mỡ\nCòn chưa hết thói dã man, người còn là giống sài lang với người\nWhile still not rid of their savageries, humans are still dholes and wolves to humans.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "dhole and wolf; (figuratively) cruel, evil person"
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        "(archaic, literary) dhole and wolf; (figuratively) cruel, evil person"
      ],
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        "archaic",
        "literary"
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʂaːj˦˩ laːŋ˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[saːj˦˩ laːŋ˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʂaːj˨˩ laːŋ˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[saːj˨˩ laːŋ˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
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