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ế

Pronunciation Northern /e˧˥/ Central /ḛ˩˧/ Southern /e˧˥/
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unmarketable
Adjective
unmarketable
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2 senses
Meaning
2 senses
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Sense 1 Adjective
unmarketable Properties & StatesTheme

Describing goods that are difficult to sell or a business that is unable to find customers.

vi Quầy hàng này hôm nay rất ế.

en This stall's goods are very unsalable today.

Sense 2 Adjective
past marriageable age

Referring to a person who is past the typical age for marriage but remains single.

vi Anh ấy vẫn còn ế dù đã ba mươi tuổi.

en He is still single even though he is thirty.

Parts
噎
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
噎
Candidates by syllable
ế 噎（曀 / 殪）
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.
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è / ê / é / ẻ …
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Easily confused

Same spelling, different tone
  • èVerbexert oneself
  • êNounthe letter Ê
  • éNounlemon basil
  • ẻVerbto defecate (regiona…
  • ẹNounetui
Starts with this word

ế độ/ế ẩm/ế mình/ế chồng

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