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đổ bể

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to fail, to collapse
Verb
to fail, to collapse

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Verb
to fail, to collapse

To result in failure or to be completely ruined, often referring to plans.

vi Kế hoạch đi dã ngoại của chúng tôi đã đổ bể vì cơn mưa bất ngờ.

en Our picnic plan failed because of the sudden rain.

Parts
đổ / bể / A compound of đổ + bể …
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OriginA compound of đổ + bể

Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
賭𣷭
Candidates by syllable
đổ 賭(𧺂) bể 𣷭(𥓳)
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
thất bại / giẫm vỏ chuối / chìm xuồng / fail
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Use
sụp đổ / đổ vỡ / đổ đốn / trúc đổ …
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