ngọc trai
Pronunciation
Northern
/ŋa̰ʔwk˨˩ ʨaːj˧˧/
Central
/ŋa̰wk˨˨ tʂaːj˧˥/
Southern
/ŋawk˨˩˨ tʂaːj˧˧/
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pearl
Noun
pearl
1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Noun
pearl
Appearance & Personality
A precious, hard, and rounded object formed inside the shell of an oyster or mussel.
vi Viên ngọc trai sáng lấp lánh dưới ánh đèn.
en The pearl shines brightly under the light.
Parts
ngọc / trai / A compound of ngọc + trai …
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Parts
ngọc / trai / A compound of ngọc + trai …
OriginA compound of ngọc + trai
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
玉斎
Candidates by syllable
ngọc
玉
trai
斎（琜 / 𢥖 / 𤳆 / 𤳇）
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
trân châu / ngọc / ngọc bích / ngọc đường …
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Similar
trân châu / ngọc / ngọc bích / ngọc đường …
Use
ngọc linh / ngọc nữ / xanh ngọc / tiên đồng ngọc nữ …
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Use
ngọc linh / ngọc nữ / xanh ngọc / tiên đồng ngọc nữ …