See vai in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"word": "kề vai sát cánh"
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{
"ipa": "[vaːj˧˧]",
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"Huế"
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"ipa": "[vaːj˧˧]",
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"word": "kề vai sát cánh"
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"word": "phân vai"
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{
"word": "sánh vai"
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{
"word": "vai trò"
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{
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"CJK"
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{
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"ipa": "[vaːj˧˧]",
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"ipa": "[vaːj˧˧]",
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