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hậu

Pronunciation Northern /hə̰ʔw˨˩/ Central /hə̰w˨˨/ Southern /həw˨˩˨/
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queen consort
Noun
queen consort
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Noun

Sense 1 Noun
queen consort Politics, Law, Institutions & SafetyTheme

The primary wife of a king or emperor; queen consort.

vi Nàng được nhà vua sủng ái và lập làm hậu.

en She was favored by the king and made queen consort.

Proper noun

Sense 2 Proper noun
unisex given name Culture, Arts & Proper NamesTheme

A unisex given name from Chinese.

vi Hôm qua, bạn Hậu đã giúp tôi sửa xong chiếc xe đạp cũ.

en Yesterday, my friend Hậu helped me finish fixing my old bicycle.

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hậu 後
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.
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hẩu / hàu / hầu / háu …
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khí hậu / hậu giang / hậu quả / mẫu hậu …
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