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bao kiếm

scabbard
Noun
scabbard

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Noun
scabbard

The protective outer casing for a sword, typically made from wood, leather, or metal.

vi Chiếc bao kiếm cổ này được chạm khắc rất tinh xảo.

en This ancient scabbard is very intricately carved.

Parts
bao / kiếm / A compound of bao + kiếm …
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Components

Components

bao kiếm

OriginA compound of bao + kiếm

Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
包劍
Candidates by syllable
bao 包 kiếm 劍
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
bảo kiếm / scabbard
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Easily confused

Same spelling, different tone

Meaning links

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scabbard vi: bao kiếm / ja: 鞘 / WordNet aligned
Use
bao nhiêu / bao giờ / bao vây / không bao giờ …
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bao (bag) — words using
kiếm (seek) — words using
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