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vượn

Pronunciation Northern /vɨə̰ʔn˨˩/ Central /jɨə̰ŋ˨˨/ Southern /jɨəŋ˨˩˨/
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gibbon
Noun
gibbon
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2 senses
Meaning
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Sense 1 Noun
gibbon

A small ape with long arms that lives primarily in the trees of Southeast Asia.

vi Những con vượn đang chuyền cành trên những cây cao.

en The gibbons are swinging between branches on the tall trees.

Sense 2 Noun
ape (animal)

A general term for a group of primates that do not have tails.

vi Vượn là loài động vật linh trưởng không có đuôi.

en Apes are primates that do not have tails.

Parts
猿
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
猿
Candidates by syllable
vượn 猿(𤠴 / 𤢥)
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.
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vườn / vươn / vượn cáo / vượn người
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nói hươu nói vượn / tán hươu tán vượn / người vượn / hóa vượn bạc, sâu cát
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