trầu cau
Pronunciation
Northern
/ʨə̤w˨˩ kaw˧˧/
Central
/tʂəw˧˧ kaw˧˥/
Southern
/tʂəw˨˩ kaw˧˧/
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betel and areca
Noun
betel and areca
1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Noun
betel and areca
Discourse & Logic
The combination of betel leaves and areca nuts, often used as traditional gifts in Vietnamese engagement ceremonies.
vi Mâm lễ trầu cau là vật không thể thiếu trong đám hỏi.
en The tray of betel and areca is indispensable in an engagement ceremony.
Parts
trầu / cau / A compound of trầu + cau …
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Parts
trầu / cau / A compound of trầu + cau …
OriginA compound of trầu + cau
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𣞾槁
Candidates by syllable
trầu
𣞾（𦺓）
cau
槁（槔 / 皋 / 皐 / 𥢐）
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
trầu không / trầu / trầu thuốc / trầu quơ …
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Similar
trầu không / trầu / trầu thuốc / trầu quơ …
Use
sông trầu / suối trầu / miếng trầu là đầu câu chuyện / têm trầu …
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Use
sông trầu / suối trầu / miếng trầu là đầu câu chuyện / têm trầu …