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khuỷu

Pronunciation Northern /xwḭw˧˩˧/ Central /kʰwiw˧˩˨/ Southern /kʰwiw˨˩˦/
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elbow
Noun
elbow
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2 senses
Meaning
2 senses
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Sense 1 Noun
elbow Body & FaceTheme Body partsTag

The joint connecting the upper arm and the forearm, visible on the back when bent.

vi Anh ấy bị đau ở khuỷu tay.

en He has a pain in his elbow.

Sense 2 Noun
bend; turn

A curve or sharp bend in a road, river, or any other long object or feature.

vi Con đường có một khuỷu gập rất nguy hiểm.

en The road has a very dangerous sharp bend.

Parts
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
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khuỷu 𣎣
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.
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khuỵu / khuỷu tay
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trục khuỷu / khúc khuỷu / cánh khuỷu / giật cánh khuỷu
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