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Pronunciation Northern /ʨa̰ː˧˩˧/ Central /ʨaː˧˩˨/ Southern /ʨaː˨˩˦/
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Noun
meat patty
Adverb
not at all

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Meaning
4 senses · 3 meanings
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meat patty

Noun · 2 senses
Sense 1 Noun
patty Food, Cooking & DrinksTheme

A food made from minced or pounded meat, fish, or seafood, then fried, steamed, or grilled.

vi Mẹ tôi đang làm món chả thịt băm cho bữa tối.

en My mother is making minced-meat patties for dinner.

Sense 2 Noun
pork sausage

Vietnamese pork sausage made from finely pounded seasoned pork, often called chả lụa or giò lụa.

vi Chúng tôi thường ăn bánh mì kẹp chả vào mỗi buổi sáng.

en We often eat bánh mì with Vietnamese pork sausage in the morning.

not at all

Adverb · 1 senses
Sense 1 Adverb
not at all

An informal negative word meaning not or not at all.

vi Tôi chả nghe thấy gì về thông tin đó cả.

en I did not hear anything about that information at all.

that guy

Pronoun · 1 senses
Sense 1 Pronoun
that guy

This term is an informal way to refer to a male person, equivalent to he or him.

vi Thằng chả vừa mới đi khỏi nhà hồi nãy.

en That guy just left the house a moment ago.

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