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táo quân

Pronunciation
IPA
Northern /taːw˧˥ kwən˧˧/ Central /ta̰ːw˩˧ kwəŋ˧˥/ Southern /taːw˧˥ wəŋ˧˧/
kitchen god
Noun
kitchen god

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Noun
kitchen god

The deity in Vietnamese folk belief who is responsible for overseeing the kitchen and household affairs.

vi Gia đình tôi làm lễ cúng Táo quân vào ngày 23 tháng Chạp.

en My family performs a ceremony to honor the kitchen god.

Parts
táo / quân / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 灶君 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 灶君

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
灶君
Candidates by syllable
táo 燥(灶 / 棗) quân 軍
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
táo / táo bạo / táo tợn / táo tác …
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Use
táo tây / tỉnh táo / táo mèo / quả táo …
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