thở dài
Pronunciation
Northern
/tʰə̰ː˧˩˧ za̤ːj˨˩/
Central
/tʰəː˧˩˨ jaːj˧˧/
Southern
/tʰəː˨˩˦ jaːj˨˩/
Listen
sigh
Verb
sigh
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1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
sigh Core Actions
The act of inhaling and exhaling a long breath to express fatigue, boredom, or sadness.
vi Anh ấy thở dài vì quá mệt mỏi.
en He sighed because he was so tired.
Parts
thở / dài / A compound of thở + dài …
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Parts
thở / dài / A compound of thở + dài …
OriginA compound of thở + dài
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
咀𨱽
Candidates by syllable
thở
咀
dài
𨱽（𨱾）
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
thơ dại / sigh
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Similar
thơ dại / sigh
Use
hít thở / ná thở / hơi thở / than thở …
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Use
hít thở / ná thở / hơi thở / than thở …