liêu điêu
Pronunciation
Northern
/liəw˧˧ ɗiəw˧˧/
Central
/liəw˧˥ ɗiəw˧˥/
Southern
/liəw˧˧ ɗiəw˧˧/
flickering
Adjective
flickering
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Adjective
flickering Properties & States
Describing a light that shines unsteadily or varies in brightness quite frequently.
vi Ngọn nến liêu điêu trước gió mạnh khiến căn phòng lúc tỏ lúc mờ.
en The candle light is flickering in the strong wind, making the room alternately bright and dim.
Parts
liêu / điêu / 僚丢
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Parts
liêu / điêu / 僚丢
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
僚丢
Candidates by syllable
liêu
僚（鐐）
điêu
丢（佻 / 刁 / 彫）
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
liêu hữu / liêu thuộc / liêu xiêu / nói điêu …
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Similar
liêu hữu / liêu thuộc / liêu xiêu / nói điêu …
Use
chiêu liêu / cô liêu / bạc liêu / liêu ninh …
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Use
chiêu liêu / cô liêu / bạc liêu / liêu ninh …