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˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [fim˦˥ cɪj˨˩˦]

Verb

phiếm chỉ

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

Noun

phiếm chỉ

a general reference; allusion; generalization

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