chót vót
Pronunciation
Northern
/ʨɔt˧˥ vɔt˧˥/
Central
/ʨɔ̰k˩˧ jɔ̰k˩˧/
Southern
/ʨɔk˧˥ jɔk˧˥/
Listen
towering; sky-high
Adjective
towering; sky-high
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Adjective
towering; sky-high
Describing something that is extremely tall or high, reaching up towards the sky.
vi Ngọn núi cao chót vót giữa bầu trời.
en The mountain is towering high in the sky.
Parts
chót / vót / 啐𡼸
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Parts
chót / vót / 啐𡼸
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
啐𡼸
Candidates by syllable
chót
啐（崒 / 𣖛 / 𩫛）
vót
𡼸
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.
Similar
chót / chót lưỡi đầu môi / chót dại / chót bót
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Similar
chót / chót lưỡi đầu môi / chót dại / chót bót
Use
đỏ chót / sau chót / đầu môi chót lưỡi / áp chót
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Use
đỏ chót / sau chót / đầu môi chót lưỡi / áp chót
Questions and answers
What does “chót vót” mean?
In English, “chót vót” means “towering” / “sky-high”.