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ham muốn

Pronunciation Northern /haːm˧˧ muən˧˥/ Central /haːm˧˥ muəŋ˩˧/ Southern /haːm˧˧ muəŋ˧˥/
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desire
Verb
desire
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2 senses 2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Verb

Sense 1 Verb
desire Core ActionsTheme

To feel a strong wish to have or do something for oneself.

vi Nhiều người ham muốn có một cuộc sống giàu sang.

en Many people strongly desire a wealthy life.

Noun

Sense 2 Noun
desire

A strong feeling of wanting something or a powerful urge to achieve it.

vi Sự ham muốn quyền lực đã làm thay đổi tính cách của anh ta.

en The desire for power changed his personality.

Parts
ham / muốn / 歆㦖
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
歆㦖
Candidates by syllable
ham 歆 muốn 㦖
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.
Similar
mong muốn / ước muốn / ham thích / ham chuộng …
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Use
rượu mời không uống, muốn uống rượu phạt / muốn ăn thì lăn vào bếp / nhìn muốn rụng trứng
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