phiếm
Pronunciation
Northern
/fiəm˧˥/
Central
/fiə̰m˩˧/
Southern
/fiəm˧˥/
Listen
idle; aimless; general
Adjective
idle; aimless; general
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Adjective
idle; aimless; general Properties & States
Describing something that is not serious, or not having any clear purpose or a specific intended direction.
vi Họ ngồi trò chuyện phiếm về những chuyện vặt vãnh.
en They sat and had an idle chat about trivial things.
Parts
Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 泛 / 泛
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Parts
Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 泛 / 泛
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 泛
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
泛
Candidates by syllable
phiếm
泛
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.
Similar
phiếm luận / phiếm thần luận / phiếm định / phiếm ái …
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Similar
phiếm luận / phiếm thần luận / phiếm định / phiếm ái …
Use
phiếm chỉ / phiếm hàm / phù phiếm / phiếm thần …
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Use
phiếm chỉ / phiếm hàm / phù phiếm / phiếm thần …