câm

Vietnamese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)For the sense of "orthographically silent", a semantic loan from French muet.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəm˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kəm˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kəm˧˧]

Adjective

câm • (𡅢,𡅧)

mute (not having the power of speech)
(orthography, phonetics) silent; mute
Mặc dù trong tiếng Pháp ta có từ "h aspiré", chữ "h" của tiếng Pháp luôn luôn câm.
Even though there's this thing called the "aspirated h" in French, the French letter "h" is always silent.
(film, theater) silent
kịch câm ― a silent play

Verb

câm • (唫)

to shut up; to keep one's mouth shut
câm như hến ― to shut your mouth as tight as a clam [shutting its shell]
Có câm mồm không thì bảo? ― Would you keep your trap shut!?

单词	câm
释义	câm Vietnamese Etymology (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)For the sense of "orthographically silent", a semantic loan from French muet. Pronunciation (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəm˧˧] (Huế) IPA^(key): [kəm˧˧] (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kəm˧˧] Adjective câm • (𡅢,𡅧) mute (not having the power of speech) (orthography, phonetics) silent; mute Mặc dù trong tiếng Pháp ta có từ "h aspiré", chữ "h" của tiếng Pháp luôn luôn câm. Even though there's this thing called the "aspirated h" in French, the French letter "h" is always silent. (film, theater) silent kịch câm ― a silent play Verb câm • (唫) to shut up; to keep one's mouth shut câm như hến ― to shut your mouth as tight as a clam [shutting its shell] Có câm mồm không thì bảo? ― Would you keep your trap shut!?
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