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Thánh nữ

Pronunciation Northern /tʰajŋ˧˥ nɨʔɨ˧˥/ Central /tʰa̰n˩˧ nɨ˧˩˨/ Southern /tʰan˧˥ nɨ˨˩˦/
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female saint
Noun
female saint
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Meaning
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Noun

Sense 1 Noun
female saint Culture, Arts & Proper NamesTheme

A woman who is formally recognized or venerated as a saint within a specific religious tradition.

vi Nhiều người dân thường đến đây để cầu nguyện trước bức tượng Thánh nữ.

en Many people often come here to pray before the statue of the female saint.

Proper noun

Sense 2 Proper noun
Thánh Nữ Temple Culture, Arts & Proper NamesTheme

A temple in Vietnam where King Trần Anh Tông stationed his troops during a southern campaign and at night dreamed of a girl speaking.

vi Đền Thánh Nữ gắn liền với truyền thuyết nhà vua nằm mộng thấy một cô gái khi đóng quân tại đây.

en Thánh Nữ Temple is linked to the legend that the king dreamed of a young woman while his troops were stationed there.

Parts
thánh / nữ / 聖女
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
聖女
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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thanh nữ
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hội thánh / thánh thất / nói thánh nói tướng / thánh thót …
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