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thư lại

Pronunciation Northern /tʰɨ˧˧ la̰ːʔj˨˩/ Central /tʰɨ˧˥ la̰ːj˨˨/ Southern /tʰɨ˧˧ laːj˨˩˨/
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A low-ranking official or person who specialized in copying documents and keeping records in former times.

vi Người thư lại đang sao chép giấy tờ.

en The scribe is copying the documents.

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thư / lại / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 書吏 …
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thư lại

OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 書吏

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
書吏
Candidates by syllable
thư 書 lại 吏
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ông đồ / thơ lại / biện ký / scribe
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scribe vi: thư lại / ja: 書記 / WordNet aligned
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thư viện / thư giãn / thư điện tử / ung thư …
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thư (letter) — words using
lại (again) — words using
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