tranh cãi
Pronunciation
Northern
/ʨajŋ˧˧ kaʔaj˧˥/
Central
/tʂan˧˥ kaːj˧˩˨/
Southern
/tʂan˧˧ kaːj˨˩˦/
Listen
argue; debate
Verb
argue; debate
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
to argue; to debate Problems, Opinions & Evaluation
A verb that means to engage in an argument, a dispute, or a debate.
vi Họ đang tranh cãi về việc nên đi đâu vào kỳ nghỉ.
en They are arguing about where to go on vacation.
Parts
tranh / cãi / A compound of tranh + cãi …
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Parts
tranh / cãi / A compound of tranh + cãi …
OriginA compound of tranh + cãi
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
爭𠲹
Candidates by syllable
tranh
爭
cãi
𠲹（𠳚）
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
bàn cãi / đồng ý / hòa giải / thỏa hiệp …
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Similar
bàn cãi / đồng ý / hòa giải / thỏa hiệp …
Use
chiến tranh / bức tranh / tranh cử / cạnh tranh …
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Use
chiến tranh / bức tranh / tranh cử / cạnh tranh …