diên vĩ
Pronunciation
Northern
/ziən˧˧ viʔi˧˥/
Central
/jiəŋ˧˥ ji˧˩˨/
Southern
/jiəŋ˧˧ ji˨˩˦/
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iris
Noun
iris
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Noun
iris Animals & Plants
An iris; a plant with sword-shaped leaves and large, showy flowers, often purple, blue, or yellow, grown for decoration.
vi Hoa diên vĩ nở rộ trong vườn.
en Irises are blooming in the garden.
Parts
diên / vĩ / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 鳶尾 …
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Parts
diên / vĩ / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 鳶尾 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 鳶尾
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
鳶尾
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
diên dụng / iris
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Similar
diên dụng / iris
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trì diên / ngoại diên / long diên hương / ô diên …
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Use
trì diên / ngoại diên / long diên hương / ô diên …