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âm

Pronunciation Northern /əm˧˧/ Central /əm˧˥/ Southern /əm˧˧/
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Noun
sound
Adjective
negative

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7 senses 3 meanings
Meaning
7 senses · 3 meanings
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sound

Noun · 4 senses
Sense 1 Noun
sound

A vibration that travels through the air or another medium and can be heard; sound.

vi Âm truyền trong nước nhanh hơn trong không khí.

en Sound travels faster in water than in air.

Sense 2 Noun
speech sound

A shortened term for a specific unit of speech sound in linguistics.

vi Từ này bao gồm ba âm khác nhau.

en This word consists of three different speech sounds.

Sense 3 Noun
phoneme

A shortened term for the smallest unit of sound that distinguishes meaning in language.

Sense 4 Noun
syllable

A shortened term for a single unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound.

yin

Noun / Adjective · 2 senses

Noun

Sense 1 Noun
yin

The passive, cool, and dark principle in traditional Chinese philosophy.

Adjective

Sense 2 Adjective
yin

Relating to characteristics such as darkness, the moon, or femininity.

vi Đây là những đặc tính âm của sự vật.

en These are the yin characteristics of things.

negative

Adjective · 1 senses
Sense 1 Adjective
negative

Having a value less than zero or expressing a lack of agreement.

Similar
ẩm / ầm / ám / ẵm …
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Use
âm tính / phát âm / âm vật / âm điệu …
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