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thâm căn cố đế

adjective
Hanoi [tʰəm˧˧ kan˧˧ ko˧˦ ʔɗe˧˦]Huế [tʰəm˧˧ kaŋ˧˧ kow˨˩˦ ʔɗej˨˩˦]Saigon [tʰəm˧˧ kaŋ˧˧ kow˦˥ ʔɗej˦˥] browser voice
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thâm căn cố đế means embedded; deep-rooted; lodged.

Meanings of thâm căn cố đế in English

Adjective

  1. embedded; deep-rooted; lodged

Etymology

From thâm (深) (deep) + căn (根) (root) + cố (固) (firm; strong) + đế (柢) (root; base), calque of Chinese 根深蒂固 (gēnshēndìgù) or 根深柢固 (gēnshēndǐgù) (căn thâm đế cố).

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What does thâm căn cố đế mean in English?

thâm căn cố đế (adjective) means "embedded; deep-rooted; lodged".

How do you pronounce thâm căn cố đế?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰəm˧˧ kan˧˧ ko˧˦ ʔɗe˧˦]; Saigon [tʰəm˧˧ kaŋ˧˧ kow˦˥ ʔɗej˦˥]. Tones: thâm — level tone (ngang), căn — level tone (ngang), cố — rising tone (sắc), đế — rising tone (sắc).

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.