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cõi âm

Pronunciation
IPA
Northern /kɔʔɔj˧˥ əm˧˧/ Central /kɔj˧˩˨ əm˧˥/ Southern /kɔj˨˩˦ əm˧˧/
underworld
Noun
underworld

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Noun
underworld Culture, Arts & Proper NamesTheme

According to spiritual beliefs, this is the place where the souls of people reside after they have died.

vi Nhiều người tin rằng cõi âm là nơi linh hồn trú ngụ.

en Many people believe the underworld is where souls reside.

Parts
cõi / âm / A compound of cõi + âm …
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Components

Components

cõi âm

OriginA compound of cõi + âm

Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𡎝音
Candidates by syllable
cõi 𡎝 âm 音
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
địa ngục / âm phủ / suối vàng / hoàng tuyền …
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Easily confused

Same meaning
Starts with this word

cõi/cõi đời/cõi tiên/cõi trần/cõi tục/cõi vĩnh hằng/cõi lòng

Meaning links

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underworld vi: cõi âm / ja: 冥界 / WordNet aligned
Use
cõi tạm / bờ cõi / còm cõi / cõi dương …
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cõi (realm) — words using
âm (sound) — words using

Sentences with this word

vi Trong truyền thuyết, hoả xa là phương tiện chở kẻ xấu xuống cõi âm.

en In legend, the fiery chariot carries wicked people to the underworld.

From the entry hoả xa fiery chariot

vi Trong truyền thuyết, tử thần là người cai quản cõi âm.

en In legends, the god of death is the ruler of the underworld.

From the entry tử thần god of death

Themes and tags

Culture, Arts & Proper NamesTheme
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