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cuội

Pronunciation Northern /kuə̰ʔj˨˩/ Central /kuə̰j˨˨/ Southern /kuəj˨˩˨/
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pebble
Noun
pebble
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3 senses
Meaning
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Noun

Sense 1 Noun
pebble Core ActionsTheme

A pebble is a small, smooth stone typically found in riverbeds or along the seashore due to water erosion.

vi Những viên cuội đầy màu sắc nằm rải rác trên bãi biển.

en Colorful pebbles were scattered on the beach.

Verb

Sense 2 Verb
backtrack

To return to a previous point or position during a journey or process.

vi Chúng tôi phải cuội lại để tìm chìa khóa bị rơi.

en We had to backtrack to find the dropped key.

Proper noun

Sense 3 Proper noun
man in the moon

A man sitting under a tree in the moon (inspired by a lunar pareidolia).

vi Bà ngoại từng kể cho tôi nghe câu chuyện cổ tích về Cuội.

en My maternal grandmother once told me the fairy tale about Cuội.

Parts
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
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Candidates by syllable
cuội 𥖩
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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cưới / cươi / cười / cuối …
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Use
đá cuội / nhăng cuội / chú cuội
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