ý dĩ
Pronunciation
Northern
/i˧˥ ziʔi˧˥/
Central
/ḭ˩˧ ji˧˩˨/
Southern
/i˧˥ ji˨˩˦/
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Job's tears
Noun
Job's tears
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Noun
Job's tears
A type of grain with hard seeds that is commonly used in both cooking and traditional medicine.
vi Mẹ tôi thường dùng hạt ý dĩ để nấu chè.
en My mother often uses Job's tears to cook sweet soup.
Parts
ý / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 薏苡 / 薏苡
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Parts
ý / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 薏苡 / 薏苡
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 薏苡
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
薏苡
Candidates by syllable
ý
意
dĩ
已
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.
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ý / ý chí / ý hợp tâm đầu / ý nhạc tâm tình …
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Similar
ý / ý chí / ý hợp tâm đầu / ý nhạc tâm tình …
Use
chú ý / đồng ý / ý kiến / ý tưởng
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Use
chú ý / đồng ý / ý kiến / ý tưởng