ngũ cốc
Pronunciation
Northern
/ŋuʔu˧˥ kəwk˧˥/
Central
/ŋu˧˩˨ kə̰wk˩˧/
Southern
/ŋu˨˩˦ kəwk˧˥/
five grains
2 senses
2 Components
Noun
five grains
Details
2 senses
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Details
2 senses
Sense 1
Noun
five grains
Ingredients
Food & Dishes
A traditional grouping of five types of cultivated food crops that are essential to people.
vi Người xưa coi trọng ngũ cốc vì đó là nguồn sống.
en Ancient people valued the five grains as they were the source of life.
Sense 2
Noun
cereal or grains
A general term for plants grown for their edible seeds, often used to make food.
vi Ăn ngũ cốc vào buổi sáng rất tốt cho sức khỏe.
en Eating cereal in the morning is very good for your health.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
五穀
Candidates by syllable
ngũ
五
cốc
谷（榖 / 鵒 / 﨏 / 𪁴）
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