lâu nay
Pronunciation
IPA
Northern
/ləw˧˧ naj˧˧/
Central
/ləw˧˥ naj˧˥/
Southern
/ləw˧˧ naj˧˧/
for a long time
unknown
for a long time
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1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
unknown
for a long time Numbers, Quantities, Units & Time
Indicating the period of time that extends from a certain point in the past until the present.
vi Lâu nay chúng tôi vẫn giữ liên lạc với nhau.
en We have been in touch for a long time.
Parts
lâu / nay / 婁𠉞
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Parts
lâu / nay / 婁𠉞
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
婁𠉞
Candidates by syllable
lâu
婁（髅 / 𥹰 / 𦧃）
nay
𠉞
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.
Similar
lâu / lâu đài / lâu năm / lâu ngày …
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Similar
lâu / lâu đài / lâu năm / lâu ngày …
Use
bấy lâu nay / thổ lâu / lâu dài / chẳng bao lâu …
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Use
bấy lâu nay / thổ lâu / lâu dài / chẳng bao lâu …