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sụp lạy

Pronunciation Northern /sṵʔp˨˩ la̰ʔj˨˩/ Central /ʂṵp˨˨ la̰j˨˨/ Southern /ʂup˨˩˨ laj˨˩˨/
prostrate oneself
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prostrate oneself

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Meaning
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Sense 1 unknown
prostrate oneself Core Actions & OperationTheme

To lower one's body to the ground as a sign of deep respect or pleading.

vi Họ sụp lạy trước bàn thờ để thể hiện lòng thành kính.

en They prostrated themselves before the altar to show their respect.

Parts
sụp / lạy / 𨄴𥚄
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𨄴𥚄
Candidates by syllable
sụp 𨄴(𨅁) lạy 𥚄
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
sụp đổ / sụp / sụp hầm / cúi lạy …
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Use
suy sụp / sùm sụp / sì sụp / lạy lục …
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