hầu gái
Pronunciation
Northern
/hə̤w˨˩ ɣaːj˧˥/
Central
/həw˧˧ ɣa̰ːj˩˧/
Southern
/həw˨˩ ɣaːj˧˥/
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maid
Noun
maid
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Noun
maid
A woman who is employed as a servant in a private house or hotel to perform various domestic tasks.
vi Cô hầu gái đang dọn dẹp phòng khách.
en The maid is cleaning the living room.
Parts
hầu / gái / A compound of hầu + gái …
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Parts
hầu / gái / A compound of hầu + gái …
OriginA compound of hầu + gái
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
候𡛔
Candidates by syllable
hầu
候（猴 / 喉 / 𤶿 / 𧓏）
gái
𡛔
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
hầu / hầu tước / hầu cận / hầu bóng …
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Similar
hầu / hầu tước / hầu cận / hầu bóng …
Use
hầu hết / hầu như / hầu bàn / yết hầu …
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Use
hầu hết / hầu như / hầu bàn / yết hầu …