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quốc cữu

Pronunciation Northern /kwəwk˧˥ kiʔiw˧˥/ Central /kwə̰wk˩˧ kɨw˧˩˨/ Southern /wəwk˧˥ kɨw˨˩˦/
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emperor's maternal uncle
Noun
emperor's maternal uncle

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Noun
emperor's maternal uncle Discourse & LogicTheme

A formal title used to refer to the maternal uncle of a reigning emperor or monarch in history.

vi Quốc cữu thường có quyền lực lớn trong triều đình.

en An imperial uncle often had great power in the royal court.

Parts
quốc / cữu / 國柩
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
國柩
Candidates by syllable
quốc 國 cữu 柩
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
mẫu cữu / lưu cữu / linh cữu / động cơ vĩnh cữu …
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Use
trung quốc / phú quốc / phản quốc / vương quốc …
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