vàng mã
Pronunciation
Northern
/va̤ːŋ˨˩ maʔa˧˥/
Central
/jaːŋ˧˧ maː˧˩˨/
Southern
/jaːŋ˨˩ maː˨˩˦/
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joss paper
Noun
joss paper
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Noun
joss paper Culture, Arts & Proper Names
Paper offerings that are traditionally burned in some Asian cultures to honor ancestors or deities.
vi Mọi người thường đốt vàng mã vào các dịp lễ tết.
en People often burn joss paper during holidays.
Parts
vàng / mã / A compound of vàng + mã …
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Parts
vàng / mã / A compound of vàng + mã …
OriginA compound of vàng + mã
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
鐄馬
Candidates by syllable
vàng
鐄
mã
馬
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.
Use
tiền vàng mã / nhạc vàng / đường vàng / chó vàng …
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Use
tiền vàng mã / nhạc vàng / đường vàng / chó vàng …