thinh

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Likely from Middle Chinese 清 (MC tshjeng), thus non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 清 (“quiet, still”, SV: thanh). Compare tầm thinh vs. tầm thanh, both meaning "to seek out sounds [i.e. the cries of suffering sentient beings] (Buddhism)" and from 尋聲 (MC zim syeng). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰïŋ˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɨn˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰɨn˧˧] === Adjective === thinh • (清, 烴, 聲, 請, 𤇂) (only in compounds) silent, speechless ==== See also ====