gươm giáo
Pronunciation
Northern
/ɣɨəm˧˧ zaːw˧˥/
Central
/ɣɨəm˧˥ ja̰ːw˩˧/
Southern
/ɣɨəm˧˧ jaːw˧˥/
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swords and spears
Noun
swords and spears
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Noun
swords and spears Politics, Law, Institutions & Safety
A general term for traditional weapons with sharp blades used for close-range combat.
vi Quân đội thời xưa sử dụng gươm giáo làm vũ khí.
en Ancient armies used swords and spears as weapons.
Parts
gươm / giáo / A compound of gươm + giáo …
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Parts
gươm / giáo / A compound of gươm + giáo …
OriginA compound of gươm + giáo
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
鎌教
Candidates by syllable
gươm
鎌
giáo
教
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
gươm / gươm đao / gươm đàn quảy gánh
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Similar
gươm / gươm đao / gươm đàn quảy gánh
Use
hồ gươm / lưỡi sắc hơn gươm / thầy giáo / giáo sư …
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Use
hồ gươm / lưỡi sắc hơn gươm / thầy giáo / giáo sư …