thiếu thốn
Pronunciation
Northern
/tʰiəw˧˥ tʰon˧˥/
Central
/tʰiə̰w˩˧ tʰo̰ŋ˩˧/
Southern
/tʰiəw˧˥ tʰoŋ˧˥/
Listen
lack
Verb
lack
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2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
lack Descriptive Properties, States & Register Forms
To be in a situation where one does not have enough necessary things.
vi Họ sống trong cảnh thiếu thốn.
en They live in a situation of lack.
Parts
thiếu / thốn / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 少寸 …
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Parts
thiếu / thốn / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 少寸 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 少寸
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
少寸
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.
Similar
cái lề gì thốn / lack
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Similar
cái lề gì thốn / lack
Use
thanh thiếu niên / thiếu niên / thiếu nữ / thiếu tá …
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Use
thanh thiếu niên / thiếu niên / thiếu nữ / thiếu tá …