dăm
Pronunciation
Northern
/zam˧˧/
Central
/jam˧˥/
Southern
/jam˧˧/
some five
3 senses
3 meanings
Noun
some five
Noun
shavings
Noun
reed
Details
3 senses · 3 meanings
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Details
3 senses · 3 meanings
some five
Sense 1
Noun
about five; a few
This word is used to refer to a small quantity, usually meaning about five or a few items in total.
vi Chỉ còn dăm người khách đang đứng đợi trước cửa hàng.
en There are only a few customers waiting in front of the store.
shavings
Sense 1
Noun
shavings; swarf
Shavings are small and thin pieces of wood or metal that are cut off from a larger piece of material.
vi Những miếng dăm gỗ rơi đầy trên sàn xưởng mộc.
en Small pieces of wood shavings are scattered all over the carpentry floor.
reed
Sense 1
Noun
reed
A reed is a thin piece of material in a musical instrument that vibrates to produce a clear sound.
vi Anh ấy đang thay dăm mới cho cây kèn gỗ của mình.
en He is replacing a new reed for his woodwind instrument.
Form
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Form
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Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
箴
Candidates by syllable
dăm
箴
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.