ngải
Pronunciation
Northern
/ŋa̰ːj˧˩˧/
Central
/ŋaːj˧˩˨/
Southern
/ŋaːj˨˩˦/
Artemisia plants
Noun
Artemisia plants
2 senses
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Details
2 senses
Sense 1
Noun
Artemisia plants
A general name for various types of plants belonging to the genus Artemisia, often used in herbalism.
vi Mẹ tôi thường dùng lá ngải để làm thuốc thảo dược.
en My mother often uses Artemisia leaves to make herbal medicine.
Sense 2
Noun
charm or spell
A magical object or a spoken formula believed to have the power to attract or influence.
vi Người ta tin rằng bùa ngải có sức mạnh ma thuật kỳ lạ.
en People believe that magical charms have strange powers.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
艾
Candidates by syllable
ngải
艾
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