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sơn mài

Pronunciation Northern /səːn˧˧ ma̤ːj˨˩/ Central /ʂəːŋ˧˥ maːj˧˧/ Southern /ʂəːŋ˧˧ maːj˨˩/
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lacquer
Noun
lacquer

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Noun
lacquer Discourse & LogicTheme

A material used in art and handicrafts made from the sap of a lacquer tree to create a glossy finish.

vi Bức tranh sơn mài này có màu sắc rất đẹp.

en This lacquer painting has very beautiful colors.

Parts
sơn / mài / 山磨
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
山磨
Candidates by syllable
sơn 山 mài 磨(𢲪 / 𥓄 / 𥓴 / 𥕄)
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.
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sơn mai / lacquer
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lam sơn / sơn tây / đông sơn / lạng sơn …
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