em dâu
Pronunciation
Northern
/ɛm˧˧ zəw˧˧/
Central
/ɛm˧˥ jəw˧˥/
Southern
/ɛm˧˧ jəw˧˧/
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sister-in-law
Noun
sister-in-law
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Noun
sister-in-law
The woman who is the wife of one's younger brother.
vi Em dâu tôi là một người phụ nữ rất hiền hậu.
en My sister-in-law is a very gentle woman.
Parts
em / dâu / A compound of em + dâu …
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Parts
em / dâu / A compound of em + dâu …
OriginA compound of em + dâu
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
㛪嫂
Candidates by syllable
em
㛪
dâu
嫂（妯 / 柚 / 橷）
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.
Use
em bé / chúng em / cô em / bán anh em xa mua láng giềng gần …
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Use
em bé / chúng em / cô em / bán anh em xa mua láng giềng gần …