cổ đại
Pronunciation
IPA
Northern
/ko̰˧˩˧ ɗa̰ːʔj˨˩/
Central
/ko˧˩˨ ɗa̰ːj˨˨/
Southern
/ko˨˩˦ ɗaːj˨˩˨/
ancient
Adjective
ancient
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1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Adjective
ancient Numbers, Quantities, Units & Time
Relating to a very old or ancient time period.
vi Tôi thích xem phim tài liệu về Ai Cập cổ đại.
en I like watching documentaries about ancient Egypt.
Parts
cổ / đại / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 古代 …
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Parts
cổ / đại / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 古代 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 古代
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
古代
Candidates by syllable
cổ
古
đại
大
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
cỏ dại
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Similar
cỏ dại
Use
ai cập cổ đại / hy lạp cổ đại / hi lạp cổ đại / phố cổ …
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Use
ai cập cổ đại / hy lạp cổ đại / hi lạp cổ đại / phố cổ …