ngàn xưa
Pronunciation
Northern
/ŋa̤ːn˨˩ sɨə˧˧/
Central
/ŋaːŋ˧˧ sɨə˧˥/
Southern
/ŋaːŋ˨˩ sɨə˧˧/
from time immemorial
Adverb
from time immemorial
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Adverb
from time immemorial
Originating from or belonging to a time in the very distant past.
vi Câu chuyện này đã có từ ngàn xưa.
en This story has existed since ancient times.
Parts
ngàn / xưa / A compound of ngàn + xưa …
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Parts
ngàn / xưa / A compound of ngàn + xưa …
OriginA compound of ngàn + xưa
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
岸𠸗
Candidates by syllable
ngàn
岸（𡶨）
xưa
𠸗
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
ngàn / ngàn thu / ngàn vàng / ngàn đời …
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Similar
ngàn / ngàn thu / ngàn vàng / ngàn đời …
Use
một ngàn / ngàn sâu / khách sạn ngàn sao / mẫu thượng ngàn …
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Use
một ngàn / ngàn sâu / khách sạn ngàn sao / mẫu thượng ngàn …