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cố nhân

Pronunciation Northern /ko˧˥ ɲən˧˧/ Central /ko̰˩˧ ɲəŋ˧˥/ Southern /ko˧˥ ɲəŋ˧˧/
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old friend
Noun
old friend
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Meaning
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Sense 1 Noun
old friend Discourse & LogicTheme

This noun refers to a person who has been a friend for a long time or a friend from the distant past.

vi Tôi rất vui khi được gặp lại cố nhân sau nhiều năm.

en I am very happy to meet an old friend again after many years.

Parts
cố / nhân / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 故人 …

OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 故人

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
故人
Candidates by syllable
cố (固 / 顧) nhân
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.
Similar
cổ nhân / bạn / bạn bè / bầu bạn …
Use
cố gắng / biến cố / sự cố / cố ý …
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