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cảm lạnh

Pronunciation Northern /ka̰ːm˧˩˧ la̰ʔjŋ˨˩/ Central /kaːm˧˩˨ la̰n˨˨/ Southern /kaːm˨˩˦ lan˨˩˨/
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catch a cold
Verb
catch a cold
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Meaning
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Verb

Sense 1 Verb
catch a cold Health, Diet & Medical CareTheme EmotionsTag

To catch a common illness affecting the nose and throat, often causing sneezing, a runny nose, coughing, and a mild fever.

vi Tôi bị cảm lạnh nên liên tục hắt hơi và ho.

en I caught a cold, so I kept sneezing and coughing.

Adjective

Sense 2 Adjective
disappointing Feelings, Appearance & PersonalityTheme

Describing a situation or outcome that is discouraging or fails to meet expectations, despite initially appearing to be meaningful, important, or positive in some specific way.

vi Kết quả của cuộc thi thật cảm lạnh so với mong đợi ban đầu.

en The result of the competition was disappointing compared with initial expectations.

Parts
cảm / lạnh / 感冷
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
感冷
Candidates by syllable
cảm 感 lạnh 冷
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.
Use
cảm ơn / cảm giác / tình cảm / cảm nhận …
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