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bôi

Pronunciation Northern /ɓoj˧˧/ Central /ɓoj˧˥/ Southern /ɓoj˧˧/
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smear
Verb
smear
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2 senses
Meaning
2 senses
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Sense 1 Verb
smear Core Actions & OperationTheme

To rub a liquid or a soft substance onto the surface of an object or skin.

vi Bạn nên bôi thuốc lên vùng da bị thương.

en You should smear the medicine on the injured skin.

Sense 2 Verb
wipe clean Daily Routine & Home LifeTheme

To perform the act of cleaning marks or dirt off a board or similar surfaces.

vi Giáo viên yêu cầu học sinh bôi sạch bảng.

en The teacher asked the student to wipe the board clean.

Parts
杯
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
杯
Candidates by syllable
bôi 杯(盃)
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
bơi / bới / bội / bởi …
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Use
sông bôi / nói đãi bôi / bôi bác / mỡ đặc bôi trơn …
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