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lâu ngày

Pronunciation Northern /ləw˧˧ ŋa̤j˨˩/ Central /ləw˧˥ ŋaj˧˧/ Southern /ləw˧˧ ŋaj˨˩/
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for a long time
Adverb
for a long time
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2 senses 2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Sense 1 Adverb
for a long time Discourse & LogicTheme

Referring to something that has happened or existed over a long period of time.

vi Căn nhà này đã bị bỏ hoang từ rất lâu ngày.

en This house has been abandoned for a long time.

Sense 2 Adverb
over time

Describing something that happens gradually or changes slowly as a long period of time passes.

vi Những vết nứt nhỏ sẽ rộng thêm lâu ngày.

en Small cracks will widen over time.

Parts
lâu / ngày / 婁𣈗
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
婁𣈗
Candidates by syllable
lâu 婁(髅 / 𥹰 / 𦧃) ngày 𣈗(𣈜)
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 nay / lâu năm …
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Use
thổ lâu / lâu dài / chẳng bao lâu / lâu lâu …
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