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Vạc

Pronunciation
IPA
Northern /va̰ːʔk˨˩/ Central /ja̰ːk˨˨/ Southern /jaːk˨˩˨/
cauldron
Noun
cauldron
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2 senses
Meaning
2 senses
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Sense 1 Noun
cauldron

A large metal pot that was traditionally used for cooking food or boiling water over an open fire.

vi Người ta dùng vạc lớn để đun nước trên ngọn lửa.

en They used a large cauldron to boil water over a fire.

Sense 2 Noun
night heron

A type of bird belonging to the heron family that is known for hunting during the night near water.

vi Loài vạc thường đi kiếm ăn ở gần mặt nước vào ban đêm.

en The night heron usually hunts near the water at night.

Parts
鑊
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
鑊
Candidates by syllable
vạc 鑊(鸌 / 𠟲 / 𪂱 / 𪅥)
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
vác / vặc / vạc dầu / vạc sành …
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Use
tài cất vạc / cơm cò cơm vạc / đê quai vạc
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