mức

See also: Appendix:Variations of "muc"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Variant and doublet of mực (“ink”), a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 墨 (“ink”, SV: mặc). Ink lines (dây mực) are traditionally used in Vietnam (as well as East Asia) as reference lines, hence the shift in meaning.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mɨk̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mɨk̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [mɨk̚˦˥]

• Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City):

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Noun

mức • (墨, 𣞪)

1. level; degree; extent; measure; standard

Derived terms

Derived terms

• định mức
• đúng mức
• đường đồng mức
• hạn mức
• hết mức
• mức độ
• mức nước
• mức nước tuyệt đối
• mức sống