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điếc

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điếcrisingsắc

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điếc means deaf.

Meanings of điếc in English

Adjective

  1. deaf ≈ khiếm thính

Example sentences with điếc

  • Tom bị điếc một bên tai. Tom is deaf in one ear.
  • Tom bị điếc một tai. Tom is deaf in one ear.
  • Tom bị điếc tai phải. Tom is deaf in his right ear.
  • Beethoven trở thành điếc vào những năm cuối đời. Beethoven was deaf in his late years.
  • Tom bị điếc. Tom is deaf.
  • Tôi bị điếc. I'm deaf.
  • Để có thể hiểu được sự khôn ngoan thì cần phải có sự khôn ngoan. Âm nhạc sẽ chẳng còn ý nghĩa gì nếu người nghe là người điếc. It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, điếc could be written as 的, 𦖡. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *dɛːk ~ *tɛːk, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *tik ~ *tiək ~ *tək; cognate with Koho ti' (“deaf”) and Eastern Mnong tư̆k (“deaf”).

Frequently asked questions

What does điếc mean in English?

điếc (adjective) means "deaf".

How do you pronounce điếc?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗiək̚˧˦]; Saigon [ʔɗiək̚˦˥]. Tones: điếc — rising tone (sắc).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.