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khua

Pronunciation Northern /xwaː˧˧/ Central /kʰuə˧˥/ Southern /kʰuə˧˧/
wave
3 senses
Verb
wave
Noun
inner rim
Verb
clack
Details
3 senses
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Verb

Sense 1 Verb
wave Core ActionsTheme

To move something back and forth, especially a long object like a rod.

vi Đứa trẻ đang khua một chiếc gậy dài.

en The child is waving a long stick.

Sense 2 Verb
clack

To make a sharp noise by hitting two hard objects together.

vi Anh ấy khua hai hòn đá vào nhau.

en He clacks two stones together.

Noun

Sense 3 Noun
inner rim

The internal part or rim of a traditional hat used to keep it secure on the head.

vi Chiếc mũ này có khua rất chắc chắn.

en This hat has a very secure inner rim.

Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
摳
Candidates by syllable
khua 摳（拞）
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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