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khuya

Pronunciation Northern /xwiə˧˧/ Central /kʰwiə˧˥/ Southern /kʰwiə˧˧/
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Meaning
3 senses

Adjective

Sense 1 Adjective
late Time & CalendarTheme Time & calendarTag

Occurring or existing at a time near the end of the night.

vi Làm việc vào giờ khuya có thể gây ảnh hưởng xấu đến sức khỏe.

en Working during late hours can have a bad effect on health.

Adverb

Sense 2 Adverb
late at night

During the period of time from midnight until it is almost dawn.

vi Anh ấy thường thức rất khuya để hoàn thành công việc được giao.

en He often stays up very late at night to complete his assigned work.

Noun

Sense 3 Noun
late night hours

The stretch of time starting from midnight and lasting until the beginning of dawn.

vi Trong cái tĩnh lặng của đêm khuya, tôi nghe thấy tiếng mưa rơi.

en In the silence of the late night hours, I heard the sound of rain falling.

Parts
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Representative candidate
Candidates by syllable
khuya (𢇡 / 𣅘 / 𣅙 / 𣌉)
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
khuya sớm / khuya khoắt
Use
canh khuya / sớm khuya / đêm khuya
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