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tơ

Pronunciation Northern /təː˧˧/ Central /təː˧˥/ Southern /təː˧˧/
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raw silk
Noun
raw silk
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2 senses
Meaning
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Noun

Sense 1 Noun
raw silk

The raw material of silk or a very fine, thin thread.

vi Loại tơ mỏng và mịn này được dùng để dệt lụa.

en This fine and thin raw silk is used to weave silk.

Adjective

Sense 2 Adjective
young

Describing something that is still in a young or tender stage.

vi Mẹ tôi mua một con gà tơ về làm cơm cúng.

en My mother bought a young chicken to prepare food for the offering.

Parts
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
絲
Candidates by syllable
tơ 絲
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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tó / tố / tớ / tổ …
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Use
tơ tưởng / mô tơ / lễ tơ hồng / tơ lụa …
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