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sắp sửa

Pronunciation Northern /sap˧˥ sɨ̰ə˧˩˧/ Central /ʂa̰p˩˧ ʂɨə˧˩˨/ Southern /ʂap˧˥ ʂɨə˨˩˦/
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2 senses 2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Sense 1 Verb
about to Time & CalendarTheme

To be in a state where one is about to perform a certain action.

vi Trời sắp sửa mưa nên chúng tôi phải đi ngay.

en It is about to rain so we must leave now.

Sense 2 Verb
to prepare

To carry out necessary tasks to make something ready for use or action.

vi Mọi người đang sắp sửa đồ đạc cho chuyến đi.

en Everyone is preparing their things for the trip.

Parts
sắp / sửa / 𢯛𢀦
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𢯛𢀦
Candidates by syllable
sắp 𢯛 sửa 𢀦(𢯢)
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
sắm sửa / tu sửa / chỉnh sửa
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Use
sắp xếp / sắp ấn / sắp đặt / sắp tới …
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