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thăng thiên

Pronunciation Northern /tʰaŋ˧˧ tʰiən˧˧/ Central /tʰaŋ˧˥ tʰiəŋ˧˥/ Southern /tʰaŋ˧˧ tʰiəŋ˧˧/
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ascend to heaven
Verb
ascend to heaven

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Verb
ascend to heaven Culture, Arts & Proper NamesTheme

To go up to heaven, especially as described in certain religious beliefs or mythical stories.

vi Linh hồn người tốt được cho là sẽ thăng thiên.

en The soul of a good person is believed to ascend to heaven.

Parts
thăng / thiên / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 升天 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 升天

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
升天
Candidates by syllable
thăng 升(昇 / 陞) thiên 天
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
pháo thăng thiên / thăng tiến / thăng hà / trực thăng …
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