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sáp

Pronunciation Northern /saːp˧˥/ Central /ʂa̰ːp˩˧/ Southern /ʂaːp˧˥/
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wax
Noun
wax
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4 senses
Meaning
4 senses
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Sense 1 Noun
wax

A solid, yellowish or white substance secreted by bees or obtained from certain plants and petroleum.

vi Bạn có thể dùng sáp để làm bóng bề mặt gỗ này.

en You can use wax to polish this wooden surface.

Sense 2 Noun
pomade

A scented ointment or oily substance used for styling the hair or making it appear shiny.

vi Anh ấy dùng sáp để tạo kiểu tóc trước khi đi dự tiệc.

en He used pomade to style his hair before going to the party.

Sense 3 Noun
candle

A cylinder or block of wax or tallow with a central wick that is lit to produce light.

vi Cô ấy thắp một ngọn sáp để làm cho căn phòng ấm cúng hơn.

en She lit a candle to make the room cozier.

Sense 4 Noun
crayon

A shortened term for a small stick of colored wax used by children for drawing and coloring.

vi Những đứa trẻ đang dùng sáp để tô màu cho bức tranh.

en The children are using crayons to color the picture.

Parts
𦝥
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𦝥
Candidates by syllable
sáp 𦝥
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.
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sập / sấp / sạp / sắp …
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Use
phấn sáp / dừa sáp / giấy sáp / khoai sáp
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