lên ngôi
Pronunciation
Northern
/len˧˧ ŋoj˧˧/
Central
/len˧˥ ŋoj˧˥/
Southern
/ləːŋ˧˧ ŋoj˧˧/
Listen
ascend the throne
Verb
ascend the throne
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Meaning
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Verb
ascend the throne Politics, Law, Institutions & Safety
To take the position of a monarch and begin the period of ruling a kingdom.
vi Vị hoàng tử chính thức lên ngôi vào sáng nay.
en The prince officially ascended the throne this morning.
Parts
lên / ngôi / A compound of lên + ngôi …
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Parts
lên / ngôi / A compound of lên + ngôi …
OriginA compound of lên + ngôi
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𨖲嵬
Candidates by syllable
lên
𨖲
ngôi
嵬（𠑖 / 𡾵）
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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tiến lên / lên men / lên đỉnh / lên đường …
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Use
tiến lên / lên men / lên đỉnh / lên đường …