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thầy tu

Pronunciation Northern /tʰə̤j˨˩ tu˧˧/ Central /tʰəj˧˧ tu˧˥/ Southern /tʰəj˨˩ tu˧˧/
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monk, priest
Noun
monk, priest
1 senses 2 Components
Meaning
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Sense 1 Noun
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A man who dedicates his entire life to religious practices and living according to specific vows.

vi Vị thầy tu dành cả đời để tu hành.

en The monk dedicates his life to religious practices.

Parts
thầy / tu / A compound of thầy + tu
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Components

Components

thầy tu

OriginA compound of thầy + tu

Similar
tăng / nhà sư / đan sĩ / hoà thượng …
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Easily confused

Same meaning
Starts with this word

thầy/thầy thuốc/thầy thợ/thầy thông/thầy dòng/thầy phán

Ends with this word

trân tu/đại tu/tự tu/chân tu/trung tu/chuyên tu/long tu

Use
hải cẩu thầy tu hawaii / thầy giáo / thầy xí / thầy đồ …
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Words containing this
thầy (male teacher) — words using
tu (religious isolation) — words using
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