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thân thế

Pronunciation
IPA
Northern /tʰən˧˧ tʰe˧˥/ Central /tʰəŋ˧˥ tʰḛ˩˧/ Southern /tʰəŋ˧˧ tʰe˧˥/
background and identity
Noun
background and identity

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Noun
background and identity Feelings, Appearance & PersonalityTheme

The background, identity, or social status of a person, particularly one who is well-known.

vi Thân thế của vị khách mời này vẫn còn là một bí ẩn đối với mọi người.

en The background of this guest remains a mystery to everyone.

Parts
thân / thế / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 身世 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 身世

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
身世
Candidates by syllable
thân 身 thế 世
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
thân thể
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Use
bản thân / thân mình / thân xác / thân thiết …
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