ám chỉ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 暗指 (“to imply”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

ám chỉ

1. to allude (to); to refer (to)
2. to imply; to insinuate