thỉnh giáo
Pronunciation
Northern
/tʰḭ̈ŋ˧˩˧ zaːw˧˥/
Central
/tʰïn˧˩˨ ja̰ːw˩˧/
Southern
/tʰɨn˨˩˦ jaːw˧˥/
Listen
ask for advice
Verb
ask for advice
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
ask for advice
To ask for advice means to seek information or a suggestion from someone more knowledgeable.
vi Tôi muốn thỉnh giáo ông ấy về vấn đề này.
en I want to ask him for advice on this matter.
Parts
thỉnh / giáo / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 請教 …
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Parts
thỉnh / giáo / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 請教 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 請教
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
請教
Candidates by syllable
thỉnh
請
giáo
教
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.
Similar
thỉnh cầu / thỉnh nguyện / thỉnh kinh / thỉnh thị …
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Similar
thỉnh cầu / thỉnh nguyện / thỉnh kinh / thỉnh thị …
Use
thỉnh thoảng / thủng thỉnh / thầy giáo / giáo sư …
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Use
thỉnh thoảng / thủng thỉnh / thầy giáo / giáo sư …