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tear gas nghĩa là gì?

hơi cay

UK/ˈtɪə ɡæs/

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tear gas in Vietnamese: hơi cay. In English, tear gas means any lachrymatory, non-lethal chemical compound that causes the eyes to sting and water and/or irritates the respiratory system, mostly used for controlling crowds during riots or as self-defense.

Vietnamese words for tear gas

chemical compound
hơi cay

English meaning of tear gas

  1. noun Any lachrymatory, non-lethal chemical compound that causes the eyes to sting and water and/or irritates the respiratory system, mostly used for controlling crowds during riots or as self-defense.
  2. verb To use tear gas.

Full definition of tear gas

tear gas in a sentence

  • The riot squad tear gassed the mob.

tear gas in other languages

Questions about tear gas in Vietnamese

What is the meaning of tear gas in Vietnamese?
Tear gas in Vietnamese is hơi cay.
tear gas nghĩa là gì?
Tear gas: hơi cay.
What does tear gas mean in English?
Tear gas means any lachrymatory, non-lethal chemical compound that causes the eyes to sting and water and/or irritates the respiratory system, mostly used for controlling crowds during riots or as self-defense.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tear gas (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Vietnamese words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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