nhài
Pronunciation
Northern
/ɲa̤ːj˨˩/
Central
/ɲaːj˧˧/
Southern
/ɲaːj˨˩/
jasmine
3 senses
Noun
jasmine
Noun
paper fan pin
Noun
maidservant
Details
3 senses
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Details
3 senses
Sense 1
Noun
jasmine
Plants
Plants
A type of plant with fragrant white or yellow flowers, often used to flavor tea or in perfumes.
vi Hoa nhài tỏa hương thơm ngát khắp vườn nhà vào buổi sáng.
en Jasmine flowers spread a sweet fragrance throughout the garden in the morning.
Sense 2
Noun
paper fan pin
The pin used to fasten the slats of a paper fan, which was traditionally shaped like a jasmine flower.
vi Chiếc quạt giấy cổ này có cái nhài được làm rất tinh xảo.
en This ancient paper fan has a pin that is very exquisitely made.
Sense 3
Noun
maidservant
A female servant who performs domestic tasks in a household or provides assistance to family members.
vi Cô nhài chăm chỉ quét dọn sân vườn mỗi buổi sáng sớm.
en The maidservant diligently sweeps the garden every early morning.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𣔦
Candidates by syllable
nhài
𣔦（𦲒 / 𦹹）
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.