phàm

See also: phẩm, phạm, and Phạm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 凡.

Pronunciation

Adjective

phàm

  1. (of people) merely mortal and average
  2. (of people) hungry, thirsty or longing for

Adverb

phàm

  1. (literary) in general, every, all, any, indicates that the statement applies generally, to all cases
    • 2005 [1957–1959], chapter 3, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Nhà xuất bản Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Kim Dung [Jin Yong]:
      Phàm những quân sĩ Mông Cổ chết trận thì mỗi nhà được cấp năm con ngựa, năm tên tù binh làm nô lệ.
      Whenever Mongol soldiers die on the field of battle, their families are each provided with five horses and five prisoners of war as slaves.

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