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nằm xuống

Pronunciation Northern /na̤m˨˩ suəŋ˧˥/ Central /nam˧˧ suəŋ˩˧/ Southern /nam˨˩ suəŋ˧˥/
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lie down
Verb
lie down
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2 senses 2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Sense 1 Verb
to lie down Movement & SportTheme Daily Routine & Home LifeTheme

To move your body into a flat or horizontal position on a surface.

vi Tôi muốn nằm xuống nghỉ ngơi một chút.

en I want to lie down and rest for a while.

Sense 2 Verb
to die Family, Relationships & Life EventsTheme

A polite or figurative way to refer to the act of passing away or dying.

vi Người chiến sĩ ấy đã nằm xuống vì tổ quốc.

en That soldier died for his country.

Parts
nằm / xuống / 𦣰𠖈
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𦣰𠖈
Candidates by syllable
nằm 𦣰 xuống 𠖈(𡬈 / 𨑜)
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
nam xương / nằm / nằm dài / nằm sấp …
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Use
nằm mơ / ăn nằm / nằm ngủ / ăn dầm nằm dề …
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