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câm như hến

Pronunciation Northern /kəm˧˧ ɲɨ˧˧ hen˧˥/ Central /kəm˧˥ ɲɨ˧˥ hḛn˩˧/ Southern /kəm˧˧ ɲɨ˧˧ həːŋ˧˥/
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silent
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Meaning
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A state of being completely silent and not saying a single word to anyone.

vi Trước những câu hỏi đó, anh ta vẫn câm như hến.

en He remained silent despite all those questions.

Parts
câm / 唫如䘆
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
唫如䘆
Candidates by syllable
câm 唫 như 如 hến 䘆(𧖃)
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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lặng lẽ / thầm lặng / tịch mịch / im ỉm …
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Use
giả câm giả điếc / phim câm / kịch câm
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