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cô nhi

Pronunciation Northern /ko˧˧ ɲi˧˧/ Central /ko˧˥ ɲi˧˥/ Southern /ko˧˧ ɲi˧˧/
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Meaning
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Sense 1 Noun
orphan

A child who has lost both parents or has no legal guardians to care for them.

vi Nhà trẻ này đang nuôi dưỡng nhiều cô nhi.

en This nursery is caring for many orphans.

Parts
cô / nhi / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 孤兒 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 孤兒

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
孤兒
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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cô nhi viện / cô nhi quả phụ / cô ấy / cô gái …
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