cổ xưa
Pronunciation
Northern
/ko̰˧˩˧ sɨə˧˧/
Central
/ko˧˩˨ sɨə˧˥/
Southern
/ko˨˩˦ sɨə˧˧/
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ancient
Adjective
ancient
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Adjective
ancient Properties & States
Belonging to a period of the very distant past and often possessing historical or cultural value.
vi Thành phố này có nhiều di tích cổ xưa.
en This city has many ancient monuments.
Parts
cổ / xưa / A compound of cổ + xưa …
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Parts
cổ / xưa / A compound of cổ + xưa …
OriginA compound of cổ + xưa
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
古𠸗
Candidates by syllable
cổ
古
xưa
𠸗
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.
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ancient
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Similar
ancient
Use
phố cổ / cổ động viên / cổ cầm / cổ cò …
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Use
phố cổ / cổ động viên / cổ cầm / cổ cò …