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giáo sĩ

Pronunciation Northern /zaːw˧˥ siʔi˧˥/ Central /ja̰ːw˩˧ ʂi˧˩˨/ Southern /jaːw˧˥ ʂi˨˩˦/
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A person who is sent to a foreign country to spread a religion.

vi Vị giáo sĩ này đã đến đây để truyền đạo từ nhiều năm trước.

en This missionary came here to spread the religion many years ago.

Parts
giáo / sĩ / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 教士 …

OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 教士

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
教士
Candidates by syllable
giáo
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.
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thầy giáo / giáo sư / cô giáo / giáo viên …
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