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hán-việt

Sino-Vietnamese
Proper noun
Sino-Vietnamese

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Sino-Vietnamese

Referring to something originating from the Han language (also called the Chinese language), where Vietnamese people borrow Chinese words, sometimes keeping them intact or combining them with other words into Vietnamese.

vi Cô giáo giải thích cho chúng tôi nghĩa của từng từ hán-việt trong bài đọc.

en Our teacher explained to us the meaning of each Sino-Vietnamese word in the reading passage.

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