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tàu ô

Pronunciation Northern /ta̤w˨˩ o˧˧/ Central /taw˧˧ o˧˥/ Southern /taw˨˩ o˧˧/
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black-painted ships
Noun
black-painted ships
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Meaning
2 senses
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Sense 1 Noun
black-painted ships Discourse & LogicTheme

Ships that are painted black, typically referring to warships or large vessels from ancient times.

vi Đoàn tàu ô đã cập bến cảng một cách âm thầm.

en The fleet of black-painted ships silently arrived at the port.

Sense 2 Noun
pirate ship

Another term used to refer to pirates or ships that specialize in looting at sea.

vi Các tàu ô thường tấn công những con tàu buôn đi ngang qua.

en Pirate ships often attack merchant vessels passing by.

Parts
tàu / ô / 艚污
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
艚污
Candidates by syllable
tàu 艚 ô 污(烏 / 嗚 / 杇)
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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mây tàu ô / vũng tàu / tàu điện ngầm / tàu điện …
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