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võ

Pronunciation Northern /vɔʔɔ˧˥/ Central /jɔ˧˩˨/ Southern /jɔ˨˩˦/
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martial art
Noun
martial art
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5 senses
Meaning
5 senses
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Noun

Sense 1 Noun
martial art Movement & SportTheme

A martial art is a system of physical training and combat techniques used for self-defense or competition.

vi Học võ giúp chúng ta rèn luyện khả năng tự vệ.

en Learning martial arts helps us improve self-defense skills.

Adjective

Sense 2 Adjective
martial Descriptive Properties, States & Register FormsTheme

This adjective is used to describe things related to the military, fighting, or self-defense skills.

vi Ông ấy có phong thái của một người nhà võ.

en He has the demeanor of a martial person.

Proper noun

Sense 3 Proper noun
surname Culture, Arts & Proper NamesTheme

The surname Võ.

vi Gia đình họ Võ ở cạnh nhà tôi vừa chuyển đi tuần trước.

en The Võ family next to my house just moved away last week.

Sense 4 Proper noun
surname Culture, Arts & Proper NamesTheme

A surname from Chinese.

vi Tên của nhân vật này là Võ.

en This character's name is Vo.

Sense 5 Proper noun
middle name Culture, Arts & Proper NamesTheme

The middle name Võ.

vi Hôm nay cô giáo gọi bạn Trần Võ Minh Khang lên bảng làm bài toán khó.

en Today the teacher called my classmate Trần Võ Minh Khang up to the board to solve a difficult problem.

Parts
武
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
武
Candidates by syllable
võ 羽(㽳)
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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vớ / vỏ / vọ / vó …
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Use
võ đường / múa võ / vò võ / đánh võ …
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Questions and answers

What does “võ” mean?

In English, “võ” means “martial art”.

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