dao
Pronunciation
Northern
/zaːw˧˧/
Central
/jaːw˧˥/
Southern
/jaːw˧˧/
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knife
Noun
knife
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Noun
knife Household Objects, Tools & Maintenance
Food, Cooking & Drinks
A sharp tool with a blade used for cutting.
vi Con dao này rất sắc, nên bạn hãy dùng cẩn thận.
en This knife is very sharp, so please use it carefully.
Parts
Inherited from Proto-Vietic / 謠
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Parts
Inherited from Proto-Vietic / 謠
OriginInherited from Proto-Vietic
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
謠
Candidates by syllable
dao
謠（瑤）
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
dao động ký / dao lưu / dao mổ / dao rựa …
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Similar
dao động ký / dao lưu / dao mổ / dao rựa …
Use
đồng dao / dao cau / dao động / dao cạo …
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Use
đồng dao / dao cau / dao động / dao cạo …