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hoả xa

Pronunciation Northern /hwa̰ː˧˩˧ saː˧˧/ Central /hwaː˧˩˨ saː˧˥/ Southern /hwaː˨˩˦ saː˧˧/
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train
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train
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2 senses 2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Sense 1 Noun
train TransportationTheme TransportTag

(Dated) A train.

vi Tiếng còi hoả xa vang lên từ phía xa.

en The sound of the train whistle echoed from afar.

Sense 2 Noun
fiery chariot

A mythological vehicle made of fire that is believed to transport wicked people to the underworld.

vi Trong truyền thuyết, hoả xa là phương tiện chở kẻ xấu xuống cõi âm.

en In legend, the fiery chariot carries wicked people to the underworld.

Parts
hoả / xa / 火車
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
火車
Candidates by syllable
hoả 火 xa 賖
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.
Similar
hỏa xa / xe lửa / tàu hoả / tàu lửa …
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Use
hoả khí / hoả hoạn / khai hoả / hoả tốc …
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