thành ngữ
Pronunciation
Northern
/tʰa̤jŋ˨˩ ŋɨʔɨ˧˥/
Central
/tʰan˧˧ ŋɨ˧˩˨/
Southern
/tʰan˨˩ ŋɨ˨˩˦/
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idiom
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Noun
idiom Discourse & Logic
A common phrase whose collective meaning is different from the literal meanings of its individual words.
vi Thành ngữ là một phần quan trọng trong việc học ngôn ngữ.
en Idioms are an important part of language learning.
Parts
thành / ngữ / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 成語 …
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Parts
thành / ngữ / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 成語 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 成語
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
成語
Candidates by syllable
thành
城
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
thành phố / thành công / hoàn thành / trở thành …
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Use
thành phố / thành công / hoàn thành / trở thành …