ám chỉ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 暗指 (to imply).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaːm˧˦ t͡ɕi˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaːm˦˧˥ t͡ɕɪj˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaːm˦˥ cɪj˨˩˦]

Verb

ám chỉ

  1. to allude (to); to refer (to)
  2. to imply; to insinuate