ve
Pronunciation
Northern
/vɛ˧˧/
Central
/jɛ˧˥/
Southern
/jɛ˧˧/
cicada
3 senses
3 meanings
Noun
cicada
Verb
to flirt
Noun
tick
Details
3 senses · 3 meanings
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Details
3 senses · 3 meanings
cicada
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.
to flirt
Sense 1
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.
tick
Sense 1
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.
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.