điếc
Pronunciation
Northern
/ɗiək˧˥/
Central
/ɗiə̰k˩˧/
Southern
/ɗiək˧˥/
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deaf
Adjective
deaf
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Adjective
deaf
This adjective describes a person who is unable to hear sounds due to a physical condition.
vi Người đàn ông này bị điếc từ khi còn nhỏ.
en This man has been deaf since he was young.
Parts
Inherited from Proto-Vietic / 𤷭
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Parts
Inherited from Proto-Vietic / 𤷭
OriginInherited from Proto-Vietic
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𤷭
Candidates by syllable
điếc
𤷭（𦖡 / 𦗽）
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
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diệc / lãng tai / khiếm thính / điếc tai …
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diệc / lãng tai / khiếm thính / điếc tai …
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giả câm giả điếc / xế điếc / nghe miết điếc con ráy / giả điếc
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Use
giả câm giả điếc / xế điếc / nghe miết điếc con ráy / giả điếc