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sanh

Pronunciation Northern /sajŋ˧˧/ Central /ʂan˧˥/ Southern /ʂan˧˧/
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to give birth
Verb
to give birth
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3 senses
Meaning
3 senses
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Verb

Sense 1 Verb
to give birth Core ActionsTheme

(Southern dialect) To give birth to a baby.

vi Bà ấy sanh con ở bệnh viện này.

en She gave birth at this hospital.

Noun

Sense 2 Noun
ficus

A type of tropical tree or shrub, often grown as an ornamental plant, belonging to the genus Ficus.

vi Cây sanh trong sân nhà tôi đã rất lớn.

en The Ficus tree in my yard has grown very large.

Sense 3 Noun
wok

A deep wok-like pan used for cooking, especially in southern usage.

vi Mẹ tôi dùng cái sanh lớn để xào rau.

en My mother uses a large wok to stir-fry vegetables.

Parts
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
生
Candidates by syllable
sanh 栍(笙)
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.
Similar
sanh nhật / sanh nhựt / sanh viên / sanh sản
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Use
khe sanh / sạch sành sanh / bảo sanh / bảo sanh viện …
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