thiên lí

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 千里.

Noun

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(classifier cây, bông, hoa) thiên

  1. (botany) Tonkin jasmine, Telosma cordata
    bông thiên lí xào thịt bòstir-fried Tonkin jasmine flowers and beef

Etymology 2

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 天理.

Noun

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thiên

  1. (obsolete, literary) rules of nature; laws of nature; natural law
    Synonym: lẽ trời