hà mã
Pronunciation
IPA
Northern
/ha̤ː˨˩ maʔa˧˥/
Central
/haː˧˧ maː˧˩˨/
Southern
/haː˨˩ maː˨˩˦/
hippopotamus
Noun
hippopotamus
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Noun
hippopotamus
A large African mammal with thick skin and large teeth that lives in or near rivers and lakes.
vi Con hà mã đang bơi dưới dòng sông mát mẻ.
en The hippopotamus is swimming in the cool river.
Parts
hà / mã / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 河馬 …
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Parts
hà / mã / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 河馬 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 河馬
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
河馬
Candidates by syllable
hà
河
mã
馬
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
hà / hà bá / hà châu / hà chính …
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Similar
hà / hà bá / hà châu / hà chính …
Use
hà lan / hà tĩnh / băng hà / hà bắc …
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Use
hà lan / hà tĩnh / băng hà / hà bắc …