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tổn thọ

Pronunciation Northern /to̰n˧˩˧ tʰɔ̰ʔ˨˩/ Central /toŋ˧˩˨ tʰɔ̰˨˨/ Southern /toŋ˨˩˦ tʰɔ˨˩˨/
shorten one's life
Verb
shorten one's life

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Verb
shorten one's life

To do something that causes a reduction in one's expected lifespan.

vi Thức khuya nhiều sẽ làm chúng ta bị tổn thọ.

en Staying up late often will shorten our life.

Parts
thọ / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 損壽 / 損壽
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 損壽

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
損壽
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
tôn thờ / tổn thương / tổn hại / tổn thất
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Use
nhân thọ / phú thọ / đài thọ / hưởng thọ
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