xưng tội
Pronunciation
Northern
/sɨŋ˧˧ to̰ʔj˨˩/
Central
/sɨŋ˧˥ to̰j˨˨/
Southern
/sɨŋ˧˧ toj˨˩˨/
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confess
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Verb
confess
To admit one's wrongdoings or sins, especially to a priest in a religious context.
vi Anh ấy đã đến nhà thờ để xưng tội với linh mục.
en He went to the church to confess his sins to a priest.
Parts
xưng / tội / A compound of xưng + tội …
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Parts
xưng / tội / A compound of xưng + tội …
OriginA compound of xưng + tội
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
称罪
Candidates by syllable
xưng
称（稱）
tội
罪
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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confess
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confess
Use
nhân xưng / xưng hô / xưng hiệu / xưng xưng …
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Use
nhân xưng / xưng hô / xưng hiệu / xưng xưng …