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dầu hỏa

Pronunciation Northern /zə̤w˨˩ hwa̰ː˧˩˧/ Central /jəw˧˧ hwaː˧˩˨/ Southern /jəw˨˩ hwaː˨˩˦/
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kerosene
Noun
kerosene
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kerosene Discourse & LogicTheme

This term refers to a type of fuel oil, being a traditional spelling variation for the word commonly known as kerosene.

vi Chúng tôi dùng dầu hỏa để thắp đèn.

en We use kerosene to light the lamps.

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dầu / hỏa
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dầu hỏa
Similar
dầu hoả
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Easily confused

Same spelling, different tone
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thủ dầu một / dầu mỏ / dầu vậy / dầu thơm …
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dầu (oil) — words using
hỏa (fire (variant spelli…) — words using
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