tơi
Pronunciation
Northern
/təːj˧˧/
Central
/təːj˧˥/
Southern
/təːj˧˧/
friable
4 senses
Adjective
friable
Particle
contraction
Noun
palm-leaf coat
Details
4 senses
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Details
4 senses
Adjective
Sense 1
Adjective
friable
Classifiers & Particles
Describing a material, such as soil, that is easily crumbled or broken into small pieces.
vi Đất trong vườn rất tơi và xốp.
en The soil in the garden is very friable and loose.
Particle
Sense 2
Particle
contraction
A contracted form of the Vietnamese expression used to address oneself or express emotion.
vi Thân tơi thật là vất vả.
en My own self is truly hardworking.
Noun
Sense 3
Noun
palm-leaf coat
A traditional raincoat made from palm leaves used by farmers in Vietnam.
vi Người nông dân mặc áo tơi khi đi làm đồng.
en The farmer wears a palm-leaf coat when going to the field.
Sense 4
Noun
palm species
A type of palm tree whose leaves are used to manufacture items like raincoats and hats.
vi Lá tơi được dùng để làm nón lá.
en Palm leaves are used to make traditional hats.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
蓑
Candidates by syllable
tơi
葸（𥯒 / 𥵖 / 𧛷）
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.