gia tiên
Pronunciation
Northern
/zaː˧˧ tiən˧˧/
Central
/jaː˧˥ tiəŋ˧˥/
Southern
/jaː˧˧ tiəŋ˧˧/
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ancestors
Noun
ancestors
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Noun
ancestors Family & Friends
Family
The members of a person's family who lived a long time ago, such as grandparents.
vi Gia đình tôi luôn thờ cúng gia tiên.
en My family always worships our ancestors.
Parts
gia / tiên / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 家先 …
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Parts
gia / tiên / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 家先 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 家先
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
家先
Candidates by syllable
gia
家
tiên
仙
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.
Use
gia đình / đại gia / chuyên gia / gia nhập …
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Use
gia đình / đại gia / chuyên gia / gia nhập …