phàm phu
Pronunciation
Northern
/fa̤ːm˨˩ fu˧˧/
Central
/faːm˧˧ fu˧˥/
Southern
/faːm˨˩ fu˧˧/
mortal
2 senses
2 meanings
2 Components
Noun
mortal
Noun
mortal
Details
2 senses · 2 meanings
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Details
2 senses · 2 meanings
mortal
Sense 1
Noun
mortal person
Discourse & Logic
An ordinary or mortal person who does not have any special status or spiritual enlightenment.
vi Ông ấy tự nhận mình chỉ là một phàm phu.
en He considers himself just an ordinary person.
mortal
Sense 1
Noun
unenlightened person
A person who has not yet reached a state of higher spiritual understanding or enlightenment.
vi Một phàm phu khó có thể hiểu được triết lý sâu xa này.
en An unenlightened person can hardly understand this deep philosophy.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
凡夫
Candidates by syllable
phàm
凡
phu
夫
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.