kim chỉ nam
Pronunciation
Northern
/kim˧˧ ʨḭ˧˩˧ naːm˧˧/
Central
/kim˧˥ ʨi˧˩˨ naːm˧˥/
Southern
/kim˧˧ ʨi˨˩˦ naːm˧˧/
compass needle
3 senses
2 Components
Noun
compass needle
Noun
compass
Noun
guide
Details
3 senses
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Details
3 senses
Sense 1
Noun
compass needle
Directions & Orientation
The magnetic needle of a compass is a pointer that aligns with the magnetic field.
vi Kim chỉ nam của la bàn luôn chỉ về hướng bắc.
en The magnetic needle of a compass always points north.
Sense 2
Noun
compass
A compass is an instrument used for navigation that shows direction relative to cardinal points.
vi Người thám hiểm sử dụng kim chỉ nam để tìm đường.
en The explorer uses a compass to find the way.
Sense 3
Noun
guide
A guide or benchmark refers to a principle or standard by which something is guided.
vi Những nguyên tắc này là kim chỉ nam cho mọi hành động của tôi.
en These principles are the guide for all my actions.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
金只南
Candidates by syllable
kim
金
chỉ
只
nam
南
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.