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hồi hướng

Pronunciation Northern /ho̤j˨˩ hɨəŋ˧˥/ Central /hoj˧˧ hɨə̰ŋ˩˧/ Southern /hoj˨˩ hɨəŋ˧˥/
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merit transference
Verb
merit transference
1 senses 2 Components
Meaning
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merit transference Culture & Proper NounsTheme

To transfer the merits of good deeds to other beings or people.

vi Mọi người cùng nhau hồi hướng công đức cho người quá cố.

en Everyone together transfers the merits of good deeds to the deceased.

Parts
hồi / hướng / 回向
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Components

Components

hồi hướng
Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
回向
Candidates by syllable
hồi 回 hướng 向（響）
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
hơi hướng / hồi hương
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Easily confused

Same spelling, different tone
Use
triệu hồi / hồi hộp / phản hồi / hồi âm …
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hồi (time) — words using
hướng (direction) — words using
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