thâm căn cố đế

Vietnamese

Etymology

From thâm (深) (deep) +‎ căn (根) (root) +‎ cố (固) (firm; strong) +‎ đế (柢) (root; base), calque of Chinese 根深蒂固 (gēnshēndìgù) or 根深柢固 (gēnshēndǐgù) (căn thâm đế cố).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰəm˧˧ kan˧˧ ko˧˦ ʔɗe˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəm˧˧ kaŋ˧˧ kow˨˩˦ ʔɗej˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰəm˧˧ kaŋ˧˧ kow˦˥ ʔɗej˦˥]

Adjective

thâm căn cố đế

  1. embedded; deep-rooted; lodged
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