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pháo đài

Pronunciation Northern /faːw˧˥ ɗa̤ːj˨˩/ Central /fa̰ːw˩˧ ɗaːj˧˧/ Southern /faːw˧˥ ɗaːj˨˩/
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fort, fortress
Noun
fort, fortress

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Noun
fort, fortress Places, Buildings & Public ServicesTheme Politics, Law, Institutions & SafetyTheme

A strong building or a group of buildings used by military forces for defense against an enemy.

vi Pháo đài kiên cố này đã bảo vệ thành phố khỏi các cuộc tấn công.

en This strong fortress protected the city from attacks.

Parts
pháo / đài / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 炮臺 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 炮臺

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
炮臺
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.
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fort up
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Use
cà phê cà pháo / pháo binh / trận địa pháo / pháo kích …
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