phiếm định

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from (general) and (steady).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fiəm˧˦ ʔɗïŋ˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [fiəm˦˧˥ ʔɗɨn˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [fim˦˥ ʔɗɨn˨˩˨]

Adjective

phiếm định

  1. (physics) neutral; indifferent (especially of an equilibrium)