âm thầm
Pronunciation
Northern
/əm˧˧ tʰə̤m˨˩/
Central
/əm˧˥ tʰəm˧˧/
Southern
/əm˧˧ tʰəm˨˩/
silent or quiet
2 senses
2 Components
Adjective
silent or quiet
Details
2 senses
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Details
2 senses
Adjective
Sense 1
Adjective
silent or quiet
Properties & States
Describing something that is done without making any noise or sound, characterized by a lack of audible activity or verbal expression.
vi Họ làm việc một cách âm thầm trong căn phòng yên tĩnh.
en They work quietly in the silent room.
Adverb
Sense 2
Adverb
silently or secretly
Performing an action in a quiet or secret manner so that others are unaware of what is happening or being done.
vi Anh ấy âm thầm chuẩn bị một món quà cho em gái.
en He silently prepared a gift for his sister.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
音忱
Candidates by syllable
âm
音
thầm
忱（諶 / 啿 / 𠽉）
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.