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mệnh căn

Pronunciation Northern /mə̰ʔjŋ˨˩ kan˧˧/ Central /mḛn˨˨ kaŋ˧˥/ Southern /məːn˨˩˨ kaŋ˧˧/
root of destiny
Noun
root of destiny

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Noun
root of destiny Discourse & LogicTheme

The fundamental basis or origin of one's fate or future path in life.

vi Ông ấy tin vào mệnh căn và vận mệnh của mình.

en He believes in his fate and the root of his destiny.

Parts
mệnh / căn / 命根
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
命根
Candidates by syllable
mệnh 命 căn 根
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
mệnh một / mệnh / mệnh phụ / mệnh trời …
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Use
vận mệnh / tuyệt mệnh / tính mệnh / mệnh bạc …
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