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tục ngữ

Pronunciation Northern /tṵʔk˨˩ ŋɨʔɨ˧˥/ Central /tṵk˨˨ ŋɨ˧˩˨/ Southern /tuk˨˩˨ ŋɨ˨˩˦/
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proverb
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proverb

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Noun
proverb Culture, Arts & Proper NamesTheme

A well-known short phrase or sentence that gives advice or expresses a basic truth about human life.

vi Ông bà ta thường dùng tục ngữ để răn dạy con cháu.

en Our ancestors often used proverbs to advise their descendants.

Parts
tục / ngữ / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 俗語 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 俗語

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
俗語
Candidates by syllable
tục 俗 ngữ 語
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.
Use
tiếp tục / phong tục / liên tục / tập tục …
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