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phà

Pronunciation Northern /fa̤ː˨˩/ Central /faː˧˧/ Southern /faː˨˩/
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to blow air out
Verb
to blow air out
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2 senses
Meaning
2 senses
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Verb

Sense 1 Verb
to blow air out Core Actions & OperationTheme TransportTag

The act of forcefully and continuously blowing out a stream of breath, air, or smoke from the mouth.

vi Anh ấy phà một luồng hơi mạnh từ miệng ra.

en He forcefully blows a stream of breath from his mouth.

Noun

Sense 2 Noun
ferry Directions, Transport, Travel & TourismTheme

A large boat used for transporting passengers and vehicles across a river or a narrow stretch of sea.

vi Chiếc phà đang chở hành khách qua sông.

en The ferry is transporting passengers across the river.

Parts
𠶊
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𠶊
Candidates by syllable
phà 𠶊(𣔡)
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
phả / phá
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bến phà / Core Actions & Operation / Directions, Transport, Travel & Tourism
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