sám hối
Pronunciation
Northern
/saːm˧˥ hoj˧˥/
Central
/ʂa̰ːm˩˧ ho̰j˩˧/
Southern
/ʂaːm˧˥ hoj˧˥/
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repent
Verb
repent
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
repent Feelings, Appearance & Personality
Culture, Arts & Proper Names
To express sincere regret or remorse for past wrongs and show a commitment to change.
vi Anh ta đã thực sự sám hối về lỗi lầm của mình.
en He has truly repented for his mistakes.
Parts
hối / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 懺悔 / 懺悔
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Parts
hối / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 懺悔 / 懺悔
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 懺悔
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
懺悔
Candidates by syllable
sám
懺
hối
悔
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.
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ngoại hối / hấp hối / kiều hối / kết hối …
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Similar
ngoại hối / hấp hối / kiều hối / kết hối …
Use
hối lộ / hối hận / hối tiếc / tỉ giá hối đoái …
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Use
hối lộ / hối hận / hối tiếc / tỉ giá hối đoái …