Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 動靜, composed of (moving) and (still)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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động tĩnh

  1. (chiefly in the negative or the interrogative) activity (state or quality of being active)
    Chẳng thấy có động tĩnh gì cả.
    I'm not seeing any activity.

See also

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  • động vật (animal, literally moving thing)
  • động mạch (artery, literally moving blood vessel)
  • tĩnh vật (still life subject, literally still thing)
  • tĩnh mạch (vein, literally still blood vessel)