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cát cánh

Pronunciation Northern /kaːt˧˥ kajŋ˧˥/ Central /ka̰ːk˩˧ ka̰n˩˧/ Southern /kaːk˧˥ kan˧˥/
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balloon flower
Noun
balloon flower

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Noun
balloon flower Animals & PlantsTheme PlantsTag

A type of flowering plant with roots that are commonly used in traditional medicine.

vi Hoa cát cánh không chỉ đẹp mà còn có tác dụng làm thuốc.

en The balloon flower is not only beautiful but also used as medicine.

Parts
cát / cánh / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 桔梗 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 桔梗

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
桔梗
Candidates by syllable
cát 洁(吉 / 𡋥 / 𡑪 / 𣻅) cánh 更(竟 / 𦑃)
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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cất cánh
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bến cát / đất cát / cát lâm / cát dài …
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