thinh

See also: Appendix:Variations of "thinh"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Likely from Middle Chinese 清 (MC tshjeng), thus non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 清 (“quiet, still”, SV: thanh).

Compare tầm thinh vs. tầm thanh, both meaning "to seek out sounds [i.e. the cries of suffering sentient beings] (Buddhism)" and from 尋聲 (MC zim syeng).

Pronunciation

Adjective

thinh • (清, 烴, 聲, 請, 𤇂)

  1. (only in compounds) silent, speechless

See also

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