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thủ đô

Pronunciation Northern /tʰṵ˧˩˧ ɗo˧˧/ Central /tʰu˧˩˨ ɗo˧˥/ Southern /tʰu˨˩˦ ɗo˧˧/
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capital city
Noun
capital city

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Noun
capital city Places & BuildingsTheme PlacesTag

The chief city of a sovereign state, where national administration is centered.

vi Hà Nội là thủ đô của Việt Nam.

en Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam.

Parts
thủ / đô / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 首都 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 首都

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
首都
Candidates by syllable
thủ 首 đô 都
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.
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thủ / thủ công nghiệp / thủ kho / thủ bạ …
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Use
thủ dầu một / đối thủ / áo trấn thủ / tuân thủ …
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