phao
Pronunciation
Northern
/faːw˧˧/
Central
/faːw˧˥/
Southern
/faːw˧˧/
buoy
Noun
buoy
2 senses
Details
2 senses
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Details
2 senses
Sense 1
Noun
buoy
Transportation
Transport
An object that floats on the surface of water used to mark locations or guide ships.
vi Những chiếc phao giúp ngư dân xác định vị trí thả lưới.
en The buoys help fishermen mark locations to guide ships.
Sense 2
Noun
cheat sheet
A small document containing information used secretly and without permission during an examination.
vi Học sinh không được phép mang phao vào phòng thi.
en Students are not allowed to bring cheat sheets into the examination room.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
漂
Candidates by syllable
phao
抛（砲）
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.