mồi
Pronunciation
Northern
/mo̤j˨˩/
Central
/moj˧˧/
Southern
/moj˨˩/
prey
3 senses
Noun
prey
Verb
to ignite
Noun
fishing bait
Details
3 senses
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Details
3 senses
Noun
Sense 1
Noun
prey
Animals & Pets
Animals
Prey refers to an animal that is hunted and killed by another animal for food or survival.
vi Con hổ đang rình rập con mồi của nó.
en The tiger is stalking its prey.
Sense 2
Noun
fishing bait
Bait is a substance such as food used to attract and catch fish or other wild animals.
vi Anh ấy đang móc mồi vào lưỡi câu.
en He is putting bait on the hook.
Verb
Sense 3
Verb
to ignite
To mồi means to ignite or kindle something by using a material that has already caught fire.
vi Anh ấy dùng một que củi đang cháy để mồi bếp than.
en He used a burning stick to ignite the charcoal stove.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
瑁
Candidates by syllable
mồi
瑁（烸 / 𠻽 / 𩛸 / 𩜫）
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.