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Vệ

Pronunciation Northern /vḛʔ˨˩/ Central /jḛ˨˨/ Southern /je˨˩˨/
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edge
Noun
edge
2 senses
Meaning
2 senses
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Noun

Sense 1 Noun
edge Core ActionsTheme

The side or edge of something.

Verb

Sense 2 Verb
to protect

To protect and safeguard.

Parts
衛
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
衛
Candidates by syllable
vệ 衛
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
vé / vê / vẽ / vẻ …
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Easily confused

Same spelling, different tone
Starts with this word

vệ sinh/vệ quốc/vệ quốc quân/vệ tinh nhân tạo/vệ úy/vệ quốc hộ quân

Use
bảo vệ / nhà vệ sinh / tiền vệ / vệ tinh …
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Words containing this

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