tử vong
Pronunciation
Northern
/tɨ̰˧˩˧ vawŋ˧˧/
Central
/tɨ˧˩˨ jawŋ˧˥/
Southern
/tɨ˨˩˦ jawŋ˧˧/
Listen
to die (formal)
Verb
to die (formal)
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Verb
to die (formal) Core Actions
To die; to lose one's life (formal; used mostly in medical and news contexts).
Parts
tử / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 死亡 / 死亡
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Parts
tử / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 死亡 / 死亡
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 死亡
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
死亡
Candidates by syllable
tử
子
vong
忘（亡）
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Use
tử vong học / hoàng tử / sư tử / quân tử …
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Use
tử vong học / hoàng tử / sư tử / quân tử …