tả
Pronunciation
Northern
/ta̰ː˧˩˧/
Central
/taː˧˩˨/
Southern
/taː˨˩˦/
describe
3 senses
Verb
describe
Details
3 senses
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Details
3 senses
Verb
Sense 1
Verb
describe
To give a detailed account of something in words or through a piece of art.
vi Cô ấy đang tả lại vẻ đẹp của phong cảnh.
en She is describing the beauty of the landscape.
Noun
Sense 2
Noun
cholera
Illness & Condition
An acute infectious disease that causes severe diarrhea and dehydration, usually spread by contaminated water.
vi Bệnh tả có thể lây lan qua nguồn nước bẩn.
en Cholera can spread through contaminated water.
Adjective
Sense 3
Adjective
ragged
In a state of falling apart, being destroyed, or wearing out into small, rough pieces.
vi Chiếc áo này đã tả lắm rồi.
en This shirt is already very ragged.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
瀉
Candidates by syllable
tả
寫（左 / 瀉 / 袏）
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.