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Tonkin jasmine
Noun
Tonkin jasmine
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Sense 1 Noun
Tonkin jasmine PlantsTheme PlantsTag

A climbing plant species known for its fragrant clusters of greenish-yellow flowers which are commonly used in traditional cooking to make refreshing soups.

vi Hoa thiên lí tỏa hương thơm dịu nhẹ vào ban đêm.

en Tonkin jasmine gives off a gentle fragrance at night.

Sense 2 Noun
great distance

A term used to describe an exceptionally great distance, often employed metaphorically in literature to emphasize a vast geographical separation between two places.

vi Họ phải vượt qua dặm dài thiên lí để gặp lại nhau.

en They had to travel a great distance to meet again.

Sense 3 Noun
natural law

The inherent and immutable laws of nature or the universe that govern the natural world and are believed to be followed by all living things.

vi Mọi việc diễn ra đều tuân theo thiên lí của đất trời.

en Everything happens according to the natural laws of the universe.

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千里
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thiên (李)
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