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khẽ

Pronunciation Northern /xɛʔɛ˧˥/ Central /kʰɛ˧˩˨/ Southern /kʰɛ˨˩˦/
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gentle
Adjective
gentle
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Meaning
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Adjective

Sense 1 Adjective
gentle Properties & StatesTheme

Having a gentle or soft quality that does not produce loud noise or strong impact.

vi Một cơn gió khẽ thổi qua làm những tán lá rung rinh.

en A gentle breeze blew through, making the leaves rustle.

Adverb

Sense 2 Adverb
softly

To perform an action in a soft, careful, or quiet manner to avoid making noise.

vi Cô ấy khẽ đóng cửa để không đánh thức đứa bé.

en She softly closed the door to avoid waking the baby.

Parts
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𡃊
Candidates by syllable
khẽ 𡃊
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.
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khê / khế / khè
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Easily confused

Same spelling, different tone
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khe khẽ
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Common expressions

giơ cao đánh khẽ khẽ khàng
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