nghê
Pronunciation
Northern
/ŋe˧˧/
Central
/ŋe˧˥/
Southern
/ŋe˧˧/
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mythical temple guardian
Noun
mythical temple guardian
2 senses
Meaning
2 senses
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Meaning
2 senses
Noun
Sense 1
Noun
mythical temple guardian
Culture & Proper Nouns
A mythical guardian creature in Vietnamese culture with traits of both a lion and a dog.
vi Hai con nghê đá được đặt trước cổng đền.
en Two stone temple guardian creatures are placed in front of the temple gate.
Proper noun
Sense 2
Proper noun
personal name
A proper name for a person or character.
vi Nghê là một cái tên.
en Nghê is a name.
Parts
猊
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Parts
猊
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
猊
Candidates by syllable
nghê
倪（猊 / 鯢 / 麑 / 棿）
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
nghẹ / nghệ / nghể / nghề …
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Similar
nghẹ / nghệ / nghể / nghề …
Use
ngủ nghê / ngô nghê / kình nghê
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Use
ngủ nghê / ngô nghê / kình nghê