cụ cựa
Pronunciation
Northern
/kṵʔ˨˩ kɨ̰ʔə˨˩/
Central
/kṵ˨˨ kɨ̰ə˨˨/
Southern
/ku˨˩˨ kɨə˨˩˨/
Listen
wriggle
Verb
wriggle
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
wriggle
To move the body or limbs with quick, short, twisting or squirming motions.
vi Con sâu bướm đang cụ cựa trên chiếc lá xanh.
en The caterpillar is wriggling on the green leaf.
Parts
cụ / cựa / 具距
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Parts
cụ / cựa / 具距
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
具距
Candidates by syllable
cụ
具
cựa
距
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
kèn cựa / tréo cựa / cứng cựa / trái cựa …
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Similar
kèn cựa / tréo cựa / cứng cựa / trái cựa …
Use
dụng cụ / công cụ / chiến cụ / nhạc cụ …
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Use
dụng cụ / công cụ / chiến cụ / nhạc cụ …