phiếm định

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 泛 (“general”) and 定 (“steady”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fiəm˧˦ ʔɗïŋ˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [fiəm˦˧˥ ʔɗɨn˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [fim˦˥ ʔɗɨn˨˩˨]

Adjective

phiếm định

1. (physics) neutral; indifferent (especially of an equilibrium)