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mai táng

Pronunciation
IPA
Northern /maːj˧˧ taːŋ˧˥/ Central /maːj˧˥ ta̰ːŋ˩˧/ Southern /maːj˧˧ taːŋ˧˥/
bury the dead
Verb
bury the dead

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1 senses 2 Components
Meaning
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Sense 1 Verb
bury the dead Family, Relationships & Life EventsTheme Culture, Arts & Proper NamesTheme

To place a deceased person in a grave or tomb according to religious or traditional customs.

vi Gia đình đang chuẩn bị các thủ tục để mai táng cho ông cụ.

en The family is making the arrangements for the old man's burial.

Parts
mai / táng / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 埋葬 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 埋葬

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
埋葬
Candidates by syllable
mai 埋 táng 葬
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
an táng / hạ thổ / swallow up
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Use
ngày mai / mỉa mai / phô mai / mai khôi …
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