do thám
Pronunciation
Northern
/zɔ˧˧ tʰaːm˧˥/
Central
/jɔ˧˥ tʰa̰ːm˩˧/
Southern
/jɔ˧˧ tʰaːm˧˥/
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spy
Verb
spy
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1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
spy, scout Politics, Law, Institutions & Safety
To secretly observe or gather information about someone or something, often for military or strategic purposes.
vi Họ bí mật do thám căn cứ của đối phương.
en They secretly spied on the enemy base.
Parts
do / thám / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 遊探 …
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Parts
do / thám / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 遊探 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 遊探
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
遊探
Candidates by syllable
do
由
thám
探
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.
Similar
đỏ thắm / do đó / do / do dự …
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Similar
đỏ thắm / do đó / do / do dự …
Use
tự do / nguyên do / lí do / lí do lí trấu …
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Use
tự do / nguyên do / lí do / lí do lí trấu …