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điếc

Pronunciation Northern /ɗiək˧˥/ Central /ɗiə̰k˩˧/ Southern /ɗiək˧˥/
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deaf
Adjective
deaf
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Meaning
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deaf Properties & StatesTheme

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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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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Easily confused

Same spelling, different tone
Same meaning
Starts with this word

điếc tai/điếc không sợ súng/điếc đặc

Meaning links

This shows labels for the same DB-aligned meaning target. It is not limited to WordNet; only display-gated links are shown (beta, reference).

indifferent vi: điếc / ja: 難聴 / WordNet aligned
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giả câm giả điếc / xế điếc / nghe miết điếc con ráy / giả điếc
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Words containing this

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Common expressions

cau điếc giả đui giả điếc điếc lác điếc óc
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