phẩm

See also: phàm, phạm, and Phạm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 品 (“item; article; courtier rank”). Doublet of phím. Compare Japanese 品 (hon, -bon, -pon, “courtier rank”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fəm˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [fəm˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [fəm˨˩˦]

Noun

phẩm

dye, colorant or coloring
phẩm màu ― (food) coloring
(history) a rank for East Asian courtiers
nhất phẩm ― rank 1 (highest)

cửu phẩm ― rank 9 (lowest)

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