Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from (to conform). Doublet of thuần.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

thuận

  1. (of a limb) dominant
    Antonym: nghịch
    tay thuậna dominant hand/arm
    thuận tay tráito be left-handed
  2. (mathematics, of a relationship between two variables) proportional
    Antonym: nghịch
    tỉ lệ thuận vớito be proportional with
  3. (chemistry, of a reaction, or its direction as noted in the equation) "rightward"
    Antonym: nghịch
  4. (sometimes before nouns, of conditions) favorable
    thuận buồm xuôi giósmooth sailing (literally, “favorable sail, following wind”)
    mưa thuận gió hoàfavorable weather (literally, “favorable rains, calm winds”)

Verb edit

thuận

  1. (of people) to agree with

See also edit