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la liếm

Pronunciation Northern /laː˧˧ liəm˧˥/ Central /laː˧˥ liə̰m˩˧/ Southern /laː˧˧ liəm˧˥/
scavenge for food
Verb
scavenge for food
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2 senses 2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Sense 1 Verb
scavenge for food Core ActionsTheme

The act of searching around in various places to find anything that might be edible or useful.

vi Con mèo hoang la liếm khắp các thùng rác để tìm thức ăn.

en The stray cat scavenges through trash cans to find food.

Sense 2 Verb
search everywhere, use all means

To search in many different places or use various methods in an attempt to obtain something specific.

vi Anh ấy la liếm khắp nơi để tìm kiếm cơ hội việc làm.

en He searched everywhere to find a job opportunity.

Parts
la / liếm / 囉𡄥
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
囉𡄥
Candidates by syllable
la 囉 liếm 𡄥(𦧷)
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
lấp liếm
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đô la / la hét / kêu la / a la xô …
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