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cổ tích

Pronunciation Northern /ko̰˧˩˧ tïk˧˥/ Central /ko˧˩˨ tḭ̈t˩˧/ Southern /ko˨˩˦ tɨt˧˥/
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folktales
Noun
folktales
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2 senses 2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Noun

Sense 1 Noun
folktales Culture, Arts & Proper NamesTheme

Folk stories that typically involve supernatural elements and reflect the dreams and aspirations of the people.

vi Bà thường kể cho tôi nghe những câu chuyện cổ tích.

en My grandmother used to tell me folktales.

Adjective

Sense 2 Adjective
of folktales Culture, Arts & Proper NamesTheme Descriptive Properties, States & Register FormsTheme

Having characteristics or qualities related to ancient folk stories passed down through oral tradition.

vi Cảnh vật ở đây mang vẻ đẹp cổ tích.

en The scenery here has a quality of folktales.

Parts
cổ / tích / 古跡
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
古跡
Candidates by syllable
cổ 古 tích 積(績 / 跡 / 迹 / 昔)
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 tịch
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Use
chuyện cổ tích / truyện cổ tích / phố cổ / cổ động viên …
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