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ăn mày

Pronunciation Northern /an˧˧ ma̤j˨˩/ Central /aŋ˧˥ maj˧˧/ Southern /aŋ˧˧ maj˨˩/
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beggar
Noun
beggar
2 senses 2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Noun

Sense 1 Noun
beggar Occupations & WorkplaceTheme JobsTag

A person who lives by asking other people for money, food, or help.

vi Người ăn mày đang ngồi bên lề đường xin sự giúp đỡ.

en The beggar is sitting on the roadside asking for help.

Verb

Sense 2 Verb
beg

To ask for money or food as a way of living from other people.

vi Ông ấy phải đi ăn mày để có miếng cơm qua ngày.

en He had to beg to get food for the day.

Parts
ăn / mày / 咹𠋥
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
咹𠋥
Candidates by syllable
ăn 咹 mày 𠋥(𡮠 / 𥻡)
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
ăn xin / beggar / beggar
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Use
ăn mày dĩ vãng / nấu ăn / thức ăn / bữa ăn …
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