xương sống
Pronunciation
Northern
/sɨəŋ˧˧ səwŋ˧˥/
Central
/sɨəŋ˧˥ ʂə̰wŋ˩˧/
Southern
/sɨəŋ˧˧ ʂəwŋ˧˥/
Listen
backbone
Noun
backbone
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Meaning
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Noun
backbone Body & Face
Body parts
The spine; a column of vertebrae along the back that supports the body and protects the spinal cord.
vi Xương sống giúp nâng đỡ cơ thể con người.
en The spine supports the human body.
Parts
xương / sống / A compound of xương + sống …
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Parts
xương / sống / A compound of xương + sống …
OriginA compound of xương + sống
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𩩪𠸙
Candidates by syllable
xương
𩩪（𩩫）
sống
𠸙（𤯨 / 𤯩 / 𦡠 / 𧚠）
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 sống / backbone
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Similar
cột sống / backbone
Use
động vật có xương sống / không xương sống / khung xương / xương dăm …
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Use
động vật có xương sống / không xương sống / khung xương / xương dăm …