trầm ngâm
Pronunciation
Northern
/ʨə̤m˨˩ ŋəm˧˧/
Central
/tʂəm˧˧ ŋəm˧˥/
Southern
/tʂəm˨˩ ŋəm˧˧/
Listen
to ponder
Verb
to ponder
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1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
to ponder Core Actions
To think deeply about something in silence with a very pensive facial expression.
vi Anh ấy ngồi lặng yên, trầm ngâm về tương lai của mình.
en He sat in silence, pondering his future.
Parts
trầm / ngâm / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 沉吟 …
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Parts
trầm / ngâm / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 沉吟 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 沉吟
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
沉吟
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
hồng ngâm / in thạch bản ngâm / thủ vĩ ngâm
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Similar
hồng ngâm / in thạch bản ngâm / thủ vĩ ngâm
Use
trầm cảm / trầm trọng / bệnh trầm kha / nam trầm …
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Use
trầm cảm / trầm trọng / bệnh trầm kha / nam trầm …