đoản kiếm
Pronunciation
Northern
/ɗwa̰ːn˧˩˧ kiəm˧˥/
Central
/ɗwaːŋ˧˩˨ kiə̰m˩˧/
Southern
/ɗwaːŋ˨˩˦ kiəm˧˥/
short sword
Noun
short sword
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Noun
short sword
A type of sword with a short blade designed for close-range combat or self-defense.
vi Anh ta luôn mang theo một thanh đoản kiếm để tự vệ.
en He always carries a short sword for self-defense.
Parts
kiếm / 短劍
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Parts
kiếm / 短劍
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
短劍
Candidates by syllable
đoản
短
kiếm
劍
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
đoản văn / đoản biểu
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Similar
đoản văn / đoản biểu
Use
kiếm sống / kiếm tìm / tìm kiếm / hoàn kiếm
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Use
kiếm sống / kiếm tìm / tìm kiếm / hoàn kiếm