ám muội
Pronunciation
Northern
/aːm˧˥ muə̰ʔj˨˩/
Central
/a̰ːm˩˧ muə̰j˨˨/
Southern
/aːm˧˥ muəj˨˩˨/
shady; dubious
Adjective
shady; dubious
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Adjective
shady; dubious
Actions or intentions that are unclear and likely to be dishonest or illegal.
vi Anh ta có những ý đồ ám muội và gian lận.
en He has shady and dishonest intentions.
Parts
ám / muội / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 暗昧 …
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Parts
ám / muội / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 暗昧 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 暗昧
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
暗昧
Candidates by syllable
ám
暗
muội
妹（昧 / 眛）
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.
Similar
bất minh / lởm / shady
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Similar
bất minh / lởm / shady
Use
ám chỉ / hắc ám / ám khí / ám hiệu …
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Use
ám chỉ / hắc ám / ám khí / ám hiệu …