thoái vị
Pronunciation
Northern
/tʰwaːj˧˥ vḭʔ˨˩/
Central
/tʰwa̰ːj˩˧ jḭ˨˨/
Southern
/tʰwaːj˧˥ ji˨˩˨/
Listen
abdicate
Verb
abdicate
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Verb
abdicate
The act of a monarch formally giving up their throne or sovereign power.
vi Vị vua đã quyết định thoái vị để nhường ngôi.
en The monarch decided to abdicate the throne.
Parts
thoái / vị / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 退位 …
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Parts
thoái / vị / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 退位 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 退位
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
退位
Candidates by syllable
thoái
腿（退）
vị
位
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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abdicate
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abdicate
Use
thoái hoá / suy thoái / thoái lui / tiến thoái lưỡng nan …
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Use
thoái hoá / suy thoái / thoái lui / tiến thoái lưỡng nan …