con tin
Pronunciation
Northern
/kɔn˧˧ tin˧˧/
Central
/kɔŋ˧˥ tin˧˥/
Southern
/kɔŋ˧˧ tɨn˧˧/
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hostage
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hostage
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Noun
hostage Politics, Law, Institutions & Safety
A person who is seized and held as security for the fulfillment of a condition.
vi Bọn cướp đang giữ một con tin.
en The robbers are holding a hostage.
Parts
con / tin / A compound of con + tin …
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Parts
con / tin / A compound of con + tin …
OriginA compound of con + tin
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
昆𠒷
Candidates by syllable
con
昆（𡥵）
tin
𠒷
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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hostage
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hostage
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con gái / con trai / con người / con đường …
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Use
con gái / con trai / con người / con đường …