về hưu
Pronunciation
Northern
/ve̤˨˩ hiw˧˧/
Central
/je˧˧ hɨw˧˥/
Southern
/je˨˩ hɨw˧˧/
Listen
retire
Verb
retire
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Verb
retire Occupations & Workplace
To stop working, usually because one has reached a certain age or completed service.
vi Cha tôi đã chính thức về hưu sau nhiều năm cống hiến.
en My father officially retired after many years of service.
Parts
về / hưu / A compound of về + hưu …
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Parts
về / hưu / A compound of về + hưu …
OriginA compound of về + hưu
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𡗅休
Candidates by syllable
về
𡗅
hưu
休
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
giải nghệ / hồi hưu / trí sĩ / về …
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Similar
giải nghệ / hồi hưu / trí sĩ / về …
Use
trở về / về già / bỏ về / vỗ về …
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Use
trở về / về già / bỏ về / vỗ về …