xưa kia
Pronunciation
Northern
/sɨə˧˧ kiə˧˧/
Central
/sɨə˧˥ kiə˧˥/
Southern
/sɨə˧˧ kiə˧˧/
Listen
formerly
Adverb
formerly
1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Adverb
formerly
Discourse & Logic
Referring to a time that happened long ago or in the earlier history of something.
vi Xưa kia, vùng đất này vốn là một khu rừng rậm.
en Formerly, this land was a dense forest.
Parts
xưa / kia / A compound of xưa + kia …
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Parts
xưa / kia / A compound of xưa + kia …
OriginA compound of xưa + kia
chữ Nôm
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
𠸗箕
Candidates by syllable
xưa
𠸗
kia
箕
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
xưa / xưa lắc xưa lơ / xưa nay / trước kia …
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Similar
xưa / xưa lắc xưa lơ / xưa nay / trước kia …
Use
ngày xưa / năm xưa / xa xưa / thời xưa …
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Use
ngày xưa / năm xưa / xa xưa / thời xưa …