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đạo đức học

noun Sino-Vietnamese
Hanoi [ʔɗaːw˧˨ʔ ʔɗɨk̚˧˦ hawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]Huế [ʔɗaːw˨˩ʔ ʔɗɨk̚˦˧˥ hawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]Saigon [ʔɗaːw˨˩˨ ʔɗɨk̚˦˥ hawk͡p̚˨˩˨] browser voice
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đạoheavynặngđứcrisingsắchọcheavynặng

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đạo đức học means ethics.

Chinese characters: 道德學

Meanings of đạo đức học in English

Noun

  1. ethics (as a field of study) ≈ luân lí học

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 道德學.

Frequently asked questions

What does đạo đức học mean in English?

đạo đức học (noun) means "ethics".

How do you pronounce đạo đức học?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗaːw˧˨ʔ ʔɗɨk̚˧˦ hawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ʔɗaːw˨˩˨ ʔɗɨk̚˦˥ hawk͡p̚˨˩˨]. Tones: đạo — heavy tone (nặng), đức — rising tone (sắc), học — heavy tone (nặng).

Is đạo đức học a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. đạo đức học is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 道德學.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.