thâm

adjectivenumeral Sino-Vietnamese

Hanoi [tʰəm˧˧]Huế [tʰəm˧˧]Saigon [tʰəm˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

thâmlevelngang

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thâm means deep; profound.

Chinese characters: 深

Meanings of thâm in English

Adjective

literary deep; profound
of a bodily area discolored due to lack of sleep, injury, sickness, etc.
- mắt thâmblack eyes; bruised eyes
cunning; insidious

Numeral

three

Words with thâm

ải thâm thâm căn cố đế thâm độc thâm hiểm thâm hụt thâm nhập thâm nhiễm thâm nho thâm niên thâm sâu thâm tâm thâm thuý thâm trầm thâm u thâm viễn thâm ý uyên thâm thâm kim

Idioms and sayings with thâm

tham thì thâm — grasp all, lose all
thâm sơn cùng cốc — remote; off the beaten track; isolated

Example sentences with thâm

Bạn có quầng thâm dưới mắt đấy. You've got dark circles under your eyes.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 深.

Frequently asked questions

What does thâm mean in English?

thâm (adjective) means "deep; profound".

How do you pronounce thâm?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰəm˧˧]; Saigon [tʰəm˧˧]. Tones: thâm — level tone (ngang).

Is thâm a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. thâm is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 深.

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. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.