linh cẩu
Pronunciation
hyena
Noun
hyena
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Noun
hyena
A carnivorous mammal typically found in Africa, well-known for its distinctive laughing sound and scavenging habits.
vi Linh cẩu là loài động vật chuyên ăn xác thối.
en The hyena is a scavenging animal.
Parts
linh / cẩu / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 靈狗 …
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Parts
linh / cẩu / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 靈狗 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 靈狗
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
靈狗
Candidates by syllable
linh
灵（靈 / 翎 / 苓）
cẩu
狗
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
hải cẩu / cần cẩu / tẩu cẩu / sài cẩu
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Similar
hải cẩu / cần cẩu / tẩu cẩu / sài cẩu
Use
cá linh / tinh linh / ngọc linh / sinh linh …
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Use
cá linh / tinh linh / ngọc linh / sinh linh …