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chòi canh

Pronunciation Northern /ʨɔ̤j˨˩ kajŋ˧˧/ Central /ʨɔj˧˧ kan˧˥/ Southern /ʨɔj˨˩ kan˧˧/
watchtower
2 senses 2 Components
Noun
watchtower
Noun
guard booth
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2 senses
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Sense 1 Noun
watchtower Discourse & LogicTheme

A tall structure used for keeping a lookout over a large surrounding area.

vi Từ chòi canh, người lính có thể nhìn bao quát toàn bộ vùng biên giới.

en From the lookout tower, the soldier can observe the entire border area.

Sense 2 Noun
guard booth

A small shelter or station where a person stands to keep watch.

vi Người bảo vệ ngồi trong chòi canh nhỏ.

en The guard sits in the small watch post.

Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
椎更
Candidates by syllable
chòi 椎（𢋬 / 𥴛） canh 更（耕 / 庚 / 羮 / 𥓷）
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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