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mão

Pronunciation Northern /maʔaw˧˥/ Central /maːw˧˩˨/ Southern /maːw˨˩˦/
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hat, cap
Noun
hat, cap
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3 senses
Meaning
3 senses
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Noun

Sense 1 Noun
hat, cap Appearance & PersonalityTheme

A traditional hat, usually worn in ceremonies or by kings and mandarins, or by traditional theater performers.

vi Ông ấy đang đội một chiếc mão rất đẹp.

en He is wearing a very beautiful ceremonial hat.

Proper noun

Sense 2 Proper noun
Mão

A unisex given name from Chinese.

vi Anh ấy tên là Mão.

en His name is Mao.

Sense 3 Proper noun
fourth earthly branch

The fourth earthly branch represented by the Cat in Vietnam and by the Rabbit in China.

vi Em gái tôi sinh năm Mão.

en My younger sister was born in the Year of the Cat.

Parts
卯
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
卯
Candidates by syllable
mão 帽(卯)
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.
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mạo / mào
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Use
giờ mão / quý mão / đinh mão
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