xẻ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "xe"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sɛ˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [sɛ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [sɛ˨˩˦]

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Verb

xẻ • (𫒬 - 𠝓, 𠠚, 鑡, 𨦁, 齒, 扯, 劑)

1. to shred; to cut into strips; to divide up
2. (dialectal) to cut up

   xẻ trái mít ― to cut up the jackfruit

3. to cut a path (through); to clear a channel (for)

   xẻ núi mở đường ― to cut a path through the mountains to open a road

   xẻ rãnh thoát nước ― to clear a path for a drain

Derived terms

• chia đôi xẻ nửa
• chia năm xẻ bảy

Related terms

• chẻ

References

• "xẻ" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)
• Lê Sơn Thanh, "Nom-Viet.dat", WinVNKey (details)