liệm
Pronunciation
Northern
/liə̰ʔm˨˩/
Central
/liə̰m˨˨/
Southern
/liəm˨˩˨/
Listen
shroud a body
Verb
shroud a body
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Verb
shroud a body Core Actions
To wrap a deceased person's body in a shroud before placing it inside a coffin.
vi Gia đình đang chuẩn bị các nghi thức để liệm cho người quá cố.
en The family is preparing the rituals to shroud the deceased.
Parts
Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 殮 / 殮
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Parts
Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 殮 / 殮
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 殮
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
殮
Candidates by syllable
liệm
殮
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
liếm / liêm / liềm
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Similar
liếm / liêm / liềm
Use
khâm liệm / vải liệm
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Use
khâm liệm / vải liệm