thở than
Pronunciation
Northern
/tʰə̰ː˧˩˧ tʰaːn˧˧/
Central
/tʰəː˧˩˨ tʰaːŋ˧˥/
Southern
/tʰəː˨˩˦ tʰaːŋ˧˧/
to sigh; complain
Verb
to sigh; complain
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
to sigh; complain Core Actions
To let out a long breath or to complain about one's difficulties and sorrows in life.
vi Cô ấy ngồi thở than về số phận.
en She sat complaining about her fate.
Parts
thở / than / A compound of thở + than …
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Parts
thở / than / A compound of thở + than …
OriginA compound of thở + than
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
咀炭
Candidates by syllable
thở
咀
than
炭
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
thơ thẩn / thổ thần
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Similar
thơ thẩn / thổ thần
Use
hít thở / ná thở / hơi thở / thở dài …
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Use
hít thở / ná thở / hơi thở / thở dài …