trầm mặc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 沉默.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəm˨˩ mak̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈəm˦˩ mak̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈəm˨˩ mak̚˨˩˨]

Adjective

trầm mặc

  1. (literary) quiet, absorbed in thoughts