vả
Pronunciation
Northern
/va̰ː˧˩˧/
Central
/jaː˧˩˨/
Southern
/jaː˨˩˦/
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slap
Verb
slap
4 senses
Meaning
4 senses
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Meaning
4 senses
Verb
Sense 1
Verb
to slap Pronouns & Demonstratives
To slap means to hit someone or something with the inside of your hand when it is flat.
vi Anh ấy vả nhẹ vào má mình để tỉnh táo hơn sau một giấc ngủ dài.
en He slapped his cheek lightly to wake up after a long sleep.
Pronoun
Sense 2
Pronoun
that person; them
This is a third-person pronoun that is used to refer to a person who is far away from the speaker.
vi Vả đang đứng đợi ở đầu ngõ để gặp bạn mình.
en That person is standing at the end of the alley waiting to meet their friend.
Adverb
Sense 3
Adverb
besides, furthermore
Used to introduce an additional point or reason in a sentence.
vi Tôi không muốn đi chơi bây giờ. Vả, trời cũng sắp mưa.
en I don't want to go out now; besides, it is about to rain.
Noun
Sense 4
Noun
fig species
A species of fig-like plant, identified in source as Ficus auriculata.
Parts
抯
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Parts
抯
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
抯
Candidates by syllable
vả
抯（梶 / 𡲤 / 𣛢）
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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vất vả / nhờ vả / xỉ vả / lòng vả lòng sung …