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té giếng

fall down a well
Verb
fall down a well
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2 senses 2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Sense 1 Verb
fall down a well

To accidentally slip or fall into a deep hole used for collecting water from the ground.

vi Đứa trẻ suýt nữa đã bị té giếng nếu không có người cứu kịp thời.

en The child almost fell down a well if no one had rescued them in time.

Sense 2 Verb
hit your head

A humorous expression used to describe someone who seems confused or is acting very strangely.

vi Anh bị té giếng hay sao mà lại nói năng kỳ lạ vậy?

en Did you hit your head or something that makes you talk so strangely?

Parts
té / giếng / 𨄊汫
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𨄊汫
Candidates by syllable
té 𨄊 giếng 汫(𠄺)
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
té / té ra / té re / ếch ngồi đáy giếng …
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Use
trèo cao té đau / bó té / mém té / giếng dầu …
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