thuận
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== Vietnamese ==
=== Etymology ===
Sino-Vietnamese word from 順 (“to conform”). Doublet of thuần.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰwən˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA(key): [tʰwəŋ˨˩ʔ]
(Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˨˩˨]
Homophone: Thuận
=== Adjective ===
thuận
(of a limb) dominant
Antonym: nghịch
tay thuận ― a dominant hand/arm
thuận tay trái ― to be left-handed
(mathematics, of a relationship between two variables) proportional
Antonym: nghịch
tỉ lệ thuận với ― to be proportional with
(chemistry, of a reaction, or its direction as noted in the equation) "rightward"
Antonym: nghịch
(sometimes before nouns, of conditions) favorable
thuận buồm xuôi gió ― smooth sailing (literally, “favorable sail, following wind”)
mưa thuận gió hoà ― favorable weather (literally, “favorable rains, calm winds”)
=== Verb ===
thuận
(of people) to agree with
=== Derived terms ===