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đèn cầy

Pronunciation Northern /ɗɛ̤n˨˩ kə̤j˨˩/ Central /ɗɛŋ˧˧ kəj˧˧/ Southern /ɗɛŋ˨˩ kəj˨˩/
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candle
Noun
candle
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Meaning
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Sense 1 Noun
candle Discourse & LogicTheme

A block of wax with a central string that is lit to provide light as it burns.

vi Cậu bé thắp một cây đèn cầy khi nhà mất điện.

en The boy lit a candle when the power went out.

Parts
đèn / cầy / A compound of đèn + cầy …

OriginA compound of đèn + cầy

Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
畑猉
Candidates by syllable
đèn cầy (𦓿)
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
nến / sáp / giả cầy / thịt cầy …
Use
bật đèn xanh / đèn sách / lên đèn / đèn pha …
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