vocation
/və(ʊ)ˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/
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American sound/və(ʊ)ˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/
vəʊˈkeɪʃən
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- Final -tion sounds like shun
vəʊ - ˈkeɪʃən -> vocation
Myanmar meaning
(n) ခန့်အပ်ခြင်း။
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၁။ [C] ~ (for/to sth) မွေးရာပါတာဝန် ဖြစ်သည်ဟုခံယူချက်။ have a religious vocation/a vocation to the priesthood ❍ Nursing is a vocation as well as a profession.
၂။ [C usu sing ] ပရိယေသနလုပ်ငန်း။ အသက်မွေးမှု။ She feels she's found her true vocation (in life). ❍ You've missed your vocation (ie You are following the wrong career) —you should have been an actor.
❏ vocational /-ʃǝnl/ adj အသက်မွေးမှု။
do a vocational course ❍ vocational guidance/training (eg for students about to leave school).
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career, profession, job, occupation, work, trade, craft, art, aptitude, bent, business, calling, do, dodge, duty, employment, field, game, handicraft, inclination, life's work, lifework, line, line of business, mission, métier, natural ability, nine-to-five, office, post, pursuit, racket, role, talent, thing, undertaking, urge
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