động tĩnh

See also: đồng tính and đồng tình

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 動靜, composed of 動 (“moving”) and 靜 (“still”)

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ tïŋ˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ tɨn˧˨]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩˨ tɨn˨˩˦]

Noun

động tĩnh

  1. (chiefly in the interrogative or the negative) activity (state or quality of being active)
    Chẳng thấy có động tĩnh gì cả.
    I'm not seeing any activity.
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