nghìn xưa
Pronunciation
Northern
/ŋi̤n˨˩ sɨə˧˧/
Central
/ŋin˧˧ sɨə˧˥/
Southern
/ŋɨn˨˩ sɨə˧˧/
long ago
Adverb
long ago
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Adverb
long ago Discourse & Logic
Referring to a time in the very distant past that is beyond the reach of memory or recorded history.
vi Câu chuyện này đã được lưu truyền từ nghìn xưa.
en This story has been passed down from long ago.
Parts
nghìn / xưa / A compound of nghìn + xưa …
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Parts
nghìn / xưa / A compound of nghìn + xưa …
OriginA compound of nghìn + xưa
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𠦳𠸗
Candidates by syllable
nghìn
𠦳
xưa
𠸗
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
nghìn / nghìn thu / nghìn vàng / nghìn dặm …
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Similar
nghìn / nghìn thu / nghìn vàng / nghìn dặm …
Use
giấc nghìn thu / nghìn lẻ một đêm / muôn nghìn / nụ cười nghìn vàng …
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Use
giấc nghìn thu / nghìn lẻ một đêm / muôn nghìn / nụ cười nghìn vàng …