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thở than

Pronunciation Northern /tʰə̰ː˧˩˧ tʰaːn˧˧/ Central /tʰəː˧˩˨ tʰaːŋ˧˥/ Southern /tʰəː˨˩˦ tʰaːŋ˧˧/
to sigh; complain
Verb
to sigh; complain
1 senses 2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Sense 1 Verb
to sigh; complain Core ActionsTheme

To let out a long breath or to complain about one's difficulties and sorrows in life.

vi Cô ấy ngồi thở than về số phận.

en She sat complaining about her fate.

Parts
thở / than / A compound of thở + than …
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Components

Components

thở than

OriginA compound of thở + than

Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
咀炭
Candidates by syllable
thở 咀 than 炭
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
thơ thẩn
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Easily confused

Same spelling, different tone
Use
hít thở / ná thở / hơi thở / thở dài …
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thở (breathe) — words using
than (coal) — words using
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