diêm
Pronunciation
Northern
/ziəm˧˧/
Central
/jiəm˧˥/
Southern
/jiəm˧˧/
match
2 senses
Noun
match
Details
2 senses
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Details
2 senses
Sense 1
Noun
match
A short, thin piece of wood or cardboard used for starting a fire by friction.
vi Anh ấy quẹt một que diêm để thắp nến.
en He struck a match to light a candle.
Sense 2
Noun
salt
Salt; a Sino-Vietnamese word, usually found in compounds.
vi Trong từ diêm nghiệp, diêm chỉ muối.
en In the word diêm nghiệp, diêm refers to salt.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
鹽
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