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vá

Pronunciation
IPA
Northern /vaː˧˥/ Central /ja̰ː˩˧/ Southern /jaː˧˥/
sew; mend
Verb
sew; mend
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3 senses
Meaning
3 senses
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Verb

Sense 1 Verb
sew; mend Household Objects, Tools & MaintenanceTheme Things at homeTag

To repair a hole or tear in clothing by sewing it back together.

vi Bà tôi đang ngồi vá lại chiếc áo rách.

en My grandmother is sitting and mending the torn shirt.

Noun

Sense 2 Noun
patch Household Objects, Tools & MaintenanceTheme

A piece of material used to cover a hole or reinforce a weak area.

vi Chiếc quần có một miếng vá ở đầu gối.

en The pants have a patch on the knee.

Sense 3 Noun
ladle Household Objects, Tools & MaintenanceTheme

A long-handled spoon with a deep bowl used for serving soup or liquids.

vi Mẹ dùng vá để múc canh ra bát.

en Mother uses a ladle to serve the soup into the bowl.

Parts
播
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
播
Candidates by syllable
vá 播(𦀪)
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
vạ / và / vã / vả …
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Use
chắp vá / áo rách vá vai / khâu vá / vấy vá …
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