bọ chét
Pronunciation
Northern
/ɓɔ̰ʔ˨˩ ʨɛt˧˥/
Central
/ɓɔ̰˨˨ ʨɛ̰k˩˧/
Southern
/ɓɔ˨˩˨ ʨɛk˧˥/
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flea
Noun
flea
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2 Components
Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Noun
flea Animals & Pets
Animals
A very small, wingless insect that lives as a parasite on the skin of animals and humans, feeding on their blood and jumping.
vi Con chó này đang bị bọ chét làm phiền.
en This dog is being bothered by fleas.
Parts
bọ / chét / Inherited from Proto-Vietic …
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Parts
bọ / chét / Inherited from Proto-Vietic …
OriginInherited from Proto-Vietic
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𦟋𧋍
Candidates by syllable
bọ
𦟋（𧌂 / 𧏳 / 𧐾）
chét
𧋍
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
cá chét / flea
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Similar
cá chét / flea
Use
bọ chét mèo / sâu bọ / bọ chó / bọ cạp …
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Use
bọ chét mèo / sâu bọ / bọ chó / bọ cạp …