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lâm chung

Pronunciation Northern /ləm˧˧ ʨuŋ˧˧/ Central /ləm˧˥ ʨuŋ˧˥/ Southern /ləm˧˧ ʨuŋ˧˧/
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on deathbed
Adjective
on deathbed

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Adjective
on deathbed

Being in the final moments of life or close to the point of passing away forever.

vi Cả gia đình đều túc trực bên giường khi ông đang lúc lâm chung.

en The whole family stayed by the bed while he was on his deathbed.

Parts
lâm / chung / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 臨終 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 臨終

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
臨終
Candidates by syllable
lâm 林 chung 終
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
làm chứng
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Use
lâm đồng / chúa sơn lâm / lâm bồn / quang lâm …
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