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ghẹ

Pronunciation Northern /ɣɛ̰ʔ˨˩/ Central /ɣɛ̰˨˨/ Southern /ɣɛ˨˩˨/
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swimming crab
Noun
swimming crab
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4 senses
Meaning
4 senses
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Noun

Sense 1 Noun
swimming crab Core ActionsTheme

A type of marine crustacean belonging to the family of crabs that can swim.

vi Ghẹ là một món hải sản rất ngon.

en Swimming crab is a very delicious seafood dish.

Sense 2 Noun
bully, tyrant

A term used to describe a person who behaves as a bully or a tyrant.

vi Hắn ta là một kẻ ghẹ chuyên đi bắt nạt kẻ yếu.

en He is a bully who always picks on the weak.

Sense 3 Noun
girlfriend

An alternative spelling of ghệ, which is a slang term used to refer to a girlfriend.

vi Anh ấy vừa mới dắt ghẹ về ra mắt gia đình.

en He just brought his girlfriend home to meet his family.

Verb

Sense 4 Verb
sponge off

To take advantage of someone else's resources or efforts for one's own personal gain.

vi Anh ấy chỉ muốn ghẹ vào sự thành công của người khác.

en He just wants to sponge off the success of others.

Parts
𧋷
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𧋷
Candidates by syllable
ghẹ 𧋷
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.
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ghê / ghệ / ghẻ / ghế …
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gà mái ghẹ / gượng ghẹ
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