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dê

Pronunciation Northern /ze˧˧/ Central /je˧˥/ Southern /je˧˧/
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goat
Noun
goat
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3 senses
Meaning
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Noun

Sense 1 Noun
goat Animals & PlantsTheme AnimalsTag

A common domesticated ruminant animal with horns that is often raised for its milk or meat.

vi Đàn dê đang gặm cỏ trên cánh đồng xanh mướt.

en The herd of goats is grazing on the lush green field.

Sense 2 Noun
the letter D School & EducationTheme

The specific name used to identify the letter "D" within the context of the Vietnamese alphabet.

vi Chữ dê là chữ cái thứ sáu trong bảng chữ cái tiếng Việt.

en The letter D is the sixth letter in the Vietnamese alphabet.

Adjective

Sense 3 Adjective
lewd or lascivious Usage vulgar

Describing a person or behavior that demonstrates an excessive or offensive interest in sexual matters.

vi Mọi người đều xa lánh anh ta vì tính tình quá dê.

en Everyone avoids him because he is too lewd.

Parts
羝
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
羝
Candidates by syllable
dê 羝
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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đế / đệ / đe / dế …
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Use
bịt mắt bắt dê / cà dái dê / râu dê / treo đầu dê bán thịt chó …
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