phiếm chỉ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 泛指 (“to refer generally”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fiəm˧˦ t͡ɕi˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [fiəm˦˧˥ t͡ɕɪj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [fim˦˥ cɪj˨˩˦]

Verb

phiếm chỉ

1. to refer generally; to imply nonspecifically; to make a blanket statement

Noun

phiếm chỉ

1. a general reference; allusion; generalization