mã tấu
Pronunciation
Northern
/maʔa˧˥ təw˧˥/
Central
/maː˧˩˨ tə̰w˩˧/
Southern
/maː˨˩˦ təw˧˥/
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machete
Noun
machete
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Noun
machete Discourse & Logic
A machete is a large, heavy knife with a broad blade that is used for cutting thick plants or as a weapon.
vi Anh ấy dùng mã tấu để phát bụi rậm.
en He used a machete to clear the bushes.
Parts
mã / tấu / Borrowed from Cantonese …
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Parts
mã / tấu / Borrowed from Cantonese …
OriginBorrowed from Cantonese
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
馬奏
Candidates by syllable
mã
馬
tấu
奏
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.
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mả tàu / machete
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mả tàu / machete