xưa nay
Pronunciation
Northern
/sɨə˧˧ naj˧˧/
Central
/sɨə˧˥ naj˧˥/
Southern
/sɨə˧˧ naj˧˧/
Listen
since always
Adverb
since always
1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Adverb
since always
Discourse & Logic
As an adverb, xưa nay means that something has been the case since always or throughout all past time until now.
vi Xưa nay anh ấy vẫn luôn là một người trung thực và đáng tin cậy.
en He has always been an honest and reliable person since always.
Parts
xưa / nay / A compound of xưa + nay …
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Parts
xưa / nay / A compound of xưa + nay …
OriginA compound of xưa + nay
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𠸗𠉞
Candidates by syllable
xưa
𠸗
nay
𠉞
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
xưa kia / xưa / xưa lắc xưa lơ
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Similar
xưa kia / xưa / xưa lắc xưa lơ
Use
ngày xưa / năm xưa / xa xưa / thời xưa …
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Use
ngày xưa / năm xưa / xa xưa / thời xưa …