thuận

thuận

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 順 (“to conform”). Doublet of thuần.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰwən˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰwəŋ˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˨˩˨]
• Homophone: Thuận

Adjective

thuận

1. (of a limb) dominant

   Antonym: nghịch

   tay thuận

   a dominant hand/arm

   thuận tay trái

   to be left-handed

2. (mathematics, of a relationship between two variables) proportional

   Antonym: nghịch

   tỉ lệ thuận với

   to be proportional with

3. (chemistry, of a reaction, or its direction as noted in the equation) "rightward"

   Antonym: nghịch

4. (sometimes before nouns, of conditions) favorable

   thuận buồm xuôi gió

   smooth sailing

   (literally, “favorable sail, following wind”)

   mưa thuận gió hoà

   favorable weather

   (literally, “favorable rains, calm winds”)

Verb

thuận

1. (of people) to agree with

See also

• hoà thuận, thuận hoà
• thoả thuận
• thuận vợ thuận chồng, tát biển đông cũng cạn