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tiền thân

Pronunciation Northern /tiə̤n˨˩ tʰən˧˧/ Central /tiəŋ˧˧ tʰəŋ˧˥/ Southern /tiəŋ˨˩ tʰəŋ˧˧/
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Meaning
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Sense 1 Noun
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A thing or organization that existed before another and influenced its subsequent development or existence.

vi Hội thanh niên này chính là tiền thân của tổ chức mà chúng ta thấy hiện nay.

en This youth association was the precursor to the organization we see today.

Parts
tiền / thân / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 前身 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 前身

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
前身
Candidates by syllable
tiền 前 thân 身
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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tiến thân
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tiền lương / tiền bạc / tiền mặt / tiền vệ …
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