trào

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tràofallinghuyền

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trào means to overflow; to brim over.

Chinese characters: 潮

Meanings of trào in English

Verb

to overflow, to brim over

Noun

in compounds tide

Words with trào

cao trào phong trào thoái trào trào lưu trào phúng

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, trào could be written as 潮. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Attested as blào in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).

Frequently asked questions

What does trào mean in English?

trào (verb) means "to overflow; to brim over".

How do you pronounce trào?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕaːw˨˩]; Saigon [ʈaːw˨˩]. Tones: trào — falling tone (huyền).

Is trào a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. trào is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 潮.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.