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tiêu khiển

Pronunciation Northern /tiəw˧˧ xiə̰n˧˩˧/ Central /tiəw˧˥ kʰiəŋ˧˩˨/ Southern /tiəw˧˧ kʰiəŋ˨˩˦/
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to amuse oneself
Verb
to amuse oneself
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Meaning
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Sense 1 Verb
to amuse oneself Core ActionsTheme

To spend time doing something pleasant and enjoyable in order to relax or entertain oneself.

vi Chúng tôi thường chơi cờ tướng để tiêu khiển.

en We often play Chinese chess to amuse ourselves.

Parts
tiêu / khiển / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 消遣 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 消遣

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
消遣
Candidates by syllable
tiêu 椒 khiển 譴
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
giải trí / điều khiển / tự điều khiển / relax
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Use
mục tiêu / tiêu dùng / hồ tiêu / hạt tiêu …
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