phiếm chỉ
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 泛指 (“to refer generally”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fiəm˧˦ t͡ɕi˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [fiəm˦˧˥ t͡ɕɪj˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [fim˦˥ cɪj˨˩˦]
Verb
phiếm chỉ
- to refer generally; to imply nonspecifically; to make a blanket statement
Noun
phiếm chỉ
- a general reference; allusion; generalization