tỉ tê
Pronunciation
Northern
/tḭ˧˩˧ te˧˧/
Central
/ti˧˩˨ te˧˥/
Southern
/ti˨˩˦ te˧˧/
whisper
Adverb
whisper
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Adverb
whisper
To speak or behave in a quiet, private, and persistent manner.
vi Hai người họ đang ngồi tỉ tê với nhau.
en The two of them are whispering to each other.
Parts
tỉ / tê / 比嘶
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Parts
tỉ / tê / 比嘶
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
比嘶
Candidates by syllable
tỉ
比（璽）
tê
嘶（犀 / 痹 / 𤷒 / 𤺳）
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.
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tỉ thí / tỉ / tỉ lệ / tỉ lệ thuận …
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Similar
tỉ thí / tỉ / tỉ lệ / tỉ lệ thuận …
Use
tỉ dụ / tỉ số / tỉ lệ xích / số hữu tỉ …
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Use
tỉ dụ / tỉ số / tỉ lệ xích / số hữu tỉ …