ám chỉ
Pronunciation
Northern
/aːm˧˥ ʨḭ˧˩˧/
Central
/a̰ːm˩˧ ʨi˧˩˨/
Southern
/aːm˧˥ ʨi˨˩˦/
Listen
allude to
Verb
allude to
2 senses
2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Meaning
2 senses
Sense 1
Verb
allude to
Discourse & Logic
To mention someone or something in an indirect way without stating them clearly or naming them directly.
vi Cô ấy ám chỉ về kế hoạch mới.
en She alluded to the new plan.
Sense 2
Verb
insinuate
To suggest or hint at something, especially something unpleasant or negative, without saying it out loud.
vi Họ ám chỉ rằng anh ấy đã mắc lỗi.
en They insinuated that he had made a mistake.
Parts
ám / chỉ / 暗指
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Parts
ám / chỉ / 暗指
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
暗指
Candidates by syllable
ám
暗
chỉ
只
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Use
hắc ám / ám khí / ám hiệu / ám hại …
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Use
hắc ám / ám khí / ám hiệu / ám hại …