虐待 (nüèdài) — to abuse, mistreat, treat cruelly

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞

虐待 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)

虐待＝虐＋待

ㄋㄩㄝˋ ㄉㄞˋ · nüèdài

verb — to abuse, mistreat, treat cruelly

字源 FORM — what the parts do

虐cruel (暴虐)nüè虍 the tiger over a backward-clawing hand

待to treat, deal with (對待)dài

虐待，暴虐的虐，對待的待。

老虎（虍）的爪反過來抓——這就是對待（待）的方式。

The tiger's (虍) claw turned backward to rake — and that is how it treats (待) you.

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