ve
Pronunciation
Northern
/vɛ˧˧/
Central
/jɛ˧˥/
Southern
/jɛ˧˧/
cicada
3 senses
Noun
cicada
Details
3 senses
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Details
3 senses
Noun
Sense 1
Noun
cicada
Core Actions
A large insect with transparent wings that is known for the loud, rhythmic sound made by males in summer.
vi Tiếng ve kêu râm ran suốt mùa hè.
en The sound of cicadas buzzes all through summer.
Sense 2
Noun
tick
A small, parasitic arachnid that attaches itself to the skin of animals and humans to feed on blood.
vi Con chó bị ve bám đầy tai.
en The dog has ticks all over its ears.
Verb
Sense 3
Verb
to flirt
To flirt with or try to attract someone, often not very seriously.
vi Anh ta đang cố gắng ve vãn cô ấy.
en He is trying to flirt with her.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
蟡
Candidates by syllable
ve
蟡（𡐮 / 𤳰）
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.