ám thị

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 暗示.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaːm˧˦ tʰi˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaːm˦˧˥ tʰɪj˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaːm˦˥ tʰɪj˨˩˨]

Verb

ám thị

  1. (rare) to suggest discreetly, to hint at, to imply, to allude to
  2. to use psychological influence to make someone passively accept one's thoughts or intentions
    Ám thị bằng thôi miên. ― To take advantage of one's unconscious to get along with
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