trừ phi
Pronunciation
Northern
/ʨɨ̤˨˩ fi˧˧/
Central
/tʂɨ˧˧ fi˧˥/
Southern
/tʂɨ˨˩ fi˧˧/
Listen
unless
Conjunction
unless
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Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Conjunction
unless Discourse & Logic
A word used to indicate the only condition for something not to happen.
vi Tôi sẽ không đi, trừ phi anh đi cùng tôi.
en I will not go unless you come with me.
Parts
trừ / phi / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 除非 …
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Parts
trừ / phi / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 除非 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 除非
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
除非
Candidates by syllable
trừ
除
phi
飛
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.
Use
miễn trừ / ngoại trừ / phép trừ / loại trừ …
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Use
miễn trừ / ngoại trừ / phép trừ / loại trừ …