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bơ vơ

Pronunciation Northern /ɓəː˧˧ vəː˧˧/ Central /ɓəː˧˥ jəː˧˥/ Southern /ɓəː˧˧ jəː˧˧/
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forsaken
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forsaken
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Meaning
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Sense 1 Adjective
forsaken Properties & StatesTheme

Feeling sad and alone because one has been abandoned or has no one to help.

vi Đứa trẻ cảm thấy bơ vơ khi lạc mất mẹ.

en The child feels forsaken after losing his mother.

Sense 2 Adjective
desolate

Desolate; lonely and deserted.

vi Căn nhà cũ trông thật bơ vơ giữa cánh đồng.

en The old house looked truly desolate in the middle of the field.

Parts
bơ / vơ
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Similar
bố vợ / bơ / bơ thực vật / bơ phờ …
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Use
ống bơ / cầu bơ cầu bất / cù bơ cù bất / trà bơ …
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