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sở tại

Pronunciation Northern /sə̰ː˧˩˧ ta̰ːʔj˨˩/ Central /ʂəː˧˩˨ ta̰ːj˨˨/ Southern /ʂəː˨˩˦ taːj˨˩˨/
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local; resident
Adjective
local; resident

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Adjective
local; resident

Belonging to the specific place being mentioned or the area where someone is currently living or working.

vi Chính quyền sở tại đã giúp đỡ chúng tôi rất nhiều.

en The local government has helped us a lot.

Parts
sở / tại / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 所在 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 所在

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
所在
Candidates by syllable
sở 楚 tại 在
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.
Similar
so tài / địa phương / local
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Use
hộ sở tại / sở thích / công sở / sở thú …
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