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thiêu hương

Pronunciation Northern /tʰiəw˧˧ hɨəŋ˧˧/ Central /tʰiəw˧˥ hɨəŋ˧˥/ Southern /tʰiəw˧˧ hɨəŋ˧˧/
to burn incense
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to burn incense

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Meaning
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Sense 1 unknown
to burn incense Culture, Arts & Proper NamesTheme

To burn incense is a religious or ceremonial act performed to show respect or to offer prayers to spirits.

vi Họ đang thực hiện nghi lễ thiêu hương tại đền thờ.

en They are performing the act of burning incense at the temple.

Parts
thiêu / hương / 燒香
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
燒香
Candidates by syllable
thiêu 燒 hương 香
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
thiêu / thiêu hủy / thiêu sống / thiêu kết …
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Use
thiêu đốt / hỏa thiêu / lái thiêu / thiêu thân …
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