trụ cột
Pronunciation
Northern
/ʨṵʔ˨˩ ko̰ʔt˨˩/
Central
/tʂṵ˨˨ ko̰k˨˨/
Southern
/tʂu˨˩˨ kok˨˩˨/
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backbone
Noun
backbone
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Noun
backbone Family, Relationships & Life Events
Family
A person or thing that plays the most important role in maintaining stability.
vi Anh ấy là trụ cột chính của gia đình.
en He is the main backbone of the family.
Parts
trụ / cột / A compound of trụ + cột …
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Parts
trụ / cột / A compound of trụ + cột …
OriginA compound of trụ + cột
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
宙榾
Candidates by syllable
trụ
宙（柱 / 胄）
cột
榾（橛 / 縎）
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
cột trụ / rường cột / nòng cột / trụ sở …
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Similar
cột trụ / rường cột / nòng cột / trụ sở …
Use
vũ trụ / ngày vũ trụ / tàu vũ trụ / vũ trụ học …
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Use
vũ trụ / ngày vũ trụ / tàu vũ trụ / vũ trụ học …