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biến cố

Pronunciation Northern /ɓiən˧˥ ko˧˥/ Central /ɓiə̰ŋ˩˧ ko̰˩˧/ Southern /ɓiəŋ˧˥ ko˧˥/
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Meaning
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Sense 1 Noun
major event Family, Relationships & Life EventsTheme

A significant event or an unexpected occurrence that causes a major change in a situation.

vi Một biến cố bất ngờ đã làm thay đổi hoàn toàn cuộc đời ông ấy.

en An unexpected event completely changed his life.

Parts
biến / cố / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 變故 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 變故

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
變故
Candidates by syllable
biến 變 cố 故(固 / 顧)
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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uplift
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biến đổi / biến chất / biến thành / biến tấu …
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