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thước

Pronunciation Northern /tʰɨək˧˥/ Central /tʰɨə̰k˩˧/ Southern /tʰɨək˧˥/
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ruler
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Sense 1 Noun
ruler School & EducationTheme SchoolTag

A handheld tool used for measuring the length of objects or drawing straight lines in daily life.

vi Học sinh cần chuẩn bị sẵn thước và bút chì trước khi vào giờ học vẽ.

en Students need to prepare a ruler and pencil before starting the drawing class.

Sense 2 Noun
unit of 40 cm Numbers, Quantities, Units & TimeTheme

A traditional Vietnamese unit of length measurement that is equal to forty centimeters in the metric system.

vi Người thợ may đo tấm vải này dài đúng mười thước theo cách tính cũ.

en The tailor measured this piece of cloth to be exactly ten Vietnamese yards according to the old calculation.

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Chinese characters Source-aligned
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尺
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thước 托(鵲 / 鑠 / 𡱩 / 𢭑)
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thuốc / thuộc / thước dây / thước cuốn …
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thước anh / thước kẻ / thước tây / kích thước …
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