húng quế
Pronunciation
Northern
/huŋ˧˥ kwe˧˥/
Central
/hṵŋ˩˧ kwḛ˩˧/
Southern
/huŋ˧˥ we˧˥/
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Thai basil
Noun
Thai basil
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Noun
Thai basil Discourse & Logic
A type of fragrant herb in the mint family, commonly used as a seasoning in Vietnamese and Thai cuisine.
vi Tôi thích ăn món phở kèm với một ít lá húng quế.
en I like eating pho with some Thai basil leaves.
Parts
húng / quế / 𠺱桂
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Parts
húng / quế / 𠺱桂
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𠺱桂
Candidates by syllable
húng
𠺱（𦭪 / 𩷇）
quế
桂
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
húng dũi / húng / húng Láng / húng dổi …
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Similar
húng dũi / húng / húng Láng / húng dổi …
Use
húng lìu / húng láng / nguyệt quế / quế lâm …
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Use
húng lìu / húng láng / nguyệt quế / quế lâm …