diễn tả
Pronunciation
Northern
/ziəʔən˧˥ ta̰ː˧˩˧/
Central
/jiəŋ˧˩˨ taː˧˩˨/
Southern
/jiəŋ˨˩˦ taː˨˩˦/
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vi Thật khó để diễn tả hết niềm vui của tôi lúc này.
en It is hard to fully describe my joy right now.
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diễn / tả / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 演寫 …
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diễn / tả / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 演寫 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 演寫
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Representative candidate
演寫
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diễn
演
tả
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bộc lộ / diễn đạt / tỏ ý / biểu đạt …
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diễn viên / diễn xuất / đạo diễn / diễn ra …
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diễn viên / diễn xuất / đạo diễn / diễn ra …