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lâm li

Pronunciation Northern /ləm˧˧ li˧˧/ Central /ləm˧˥ li˧˥/ Southern /ləm˧˧ li˧˧/
melancholic
Adjective
melancholic

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Adjective
melancholic

Feeling or expressing deep sadness, often in a way that is touching or very sorrowful.

vi Cô ấy kể lại câu chuyện một cách lâm li và đầy xúc động.

en She retold the story in a melancholic and touching way.

Parts
lâm / li / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 淋漓 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 淋漓

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
淋漓
Candidates by syllable
lâm 林 li 離(璃 / 厘 / 氂)
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
lầm lì / melancholy
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Use
lâm đồng / chúa sơn lâm / lâm bồn / quang lâm …
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