thuận

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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

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