khăn ăn
Pronunciation
Northern
/xan˧˧ an˧˧/
Central
/kʰaŋ˧˥ aŋ˧˥/
Southern
/kʰaŋ˧˧ aŋ˧˧/
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napkin
Noun
napkin
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Noun
napkin
A small piece of cloth or paper used while eating to wipe the lips or fingers.
vi Hãy sử dụng khăn ăn để lau miệng.
en Please use a napkin to wipe your mouth.
Parts
khăn / ăn / A compound of khăn + ăn …
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Parts
khăn / ăn / A compound of khăn + ăn …
OriginA compound of khăn + ăn
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
看咹
Candidates by syllable
khăn
看
ăn
咹
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
serviette
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Similar
serviette
Use
khó khăn / khăn áo / khăn quàng / khăn giấy …
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Use
khó khăn / khăn áo / khăn quàng / khăn giấy …