cửu tuyền
Pronunciation
Northern
/kḭw˧˩˧ twiə̤n˨˩/
Central
/kɨw˧˩˨ twiəŋ˧˧/
Southern
/kɨw˨˩˦ twiəŋ˨˩/
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netherworld
Noun
netherworld
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Noun
netherworld Discourse & Logic
The netherworld or afterlife where the souls of the dead are believed to reside.
vi Người ta tin rằng linh hồn sẽ tìm thấy sự bình yên nơi cửu tuyền.
en People believe that souls will find peace in the netherworld.
Parts
cửu / tuyền / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 九泉 …
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Parts
cửu / tuyền / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 九泉 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 九泉
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
九泉
Candidates by syllable
cửu
九（久）
tuyền
泉
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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đồng bằng sông cửu long / bảng cửu chương / vĩnh cửu / trường cửu …
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Use
đồng bằng sông cửu long / bảng cửu chương / vĩnh cửu / trường cửu …