"u minh" meaning in Vietnamese

See u minh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ʔu˧˧ mïŋ˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [ʔʊw˧˧ mɨn˧˧] [Huế], [ʔʊw˧˧ mɨn˧˧] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 幽明, composed of 幽 (“gloomy”) and 明 (“bright”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|幽明}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|幽|gloomy|明|bright}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 幽明, composed of 幽 (“gloomy”) and 明 (“bright”) Head templates: {{head|vi|adjective|||||||head=|tr=}} u minh, {{vi-adj}} u minh
  1. (of people) confused and unsure of what to make of something Synonyms: u u minh minh
    Sense id: en-u_minh-vi-adj-b-iEMoQA Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sino-Vietnamese words, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Mythological locations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21 Disambiguation of Sino-Vietnamese words: 62 38 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of Mythological locations: 76 24

Noun

IPA: [ʔu˧˧ mïŋ˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [ʔʊw˧˧ mɨn˧˧] [Huế], [ʔʊw˧˧ mɨn˧˧] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 幽明, composed of 幽 (“gloomy”) and 明 (“bright”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|幽明}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|幽|gloomy|明|bright}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 幽明, composed of 幽 (“gloomy”) and 明 (“bright”) Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} u minh, {{vi-noun}} u minh
  1. (occult) this world and the otherworld; the world of the living and the world of the dead
    Sense id: en-u_minh-vi-noun-TXm1LDiS Categories (other): Occult, Afterlife Disambiguation of Afterlife: 12 88 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, occult, philosophy, sciences
     
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "u minh",
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      "ipa": "[ʔu˧˧ mïŋ˧˧]",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔʊw˧˧ mɨn˧˧]",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔʊw˧˧ mɨn˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "U Minh"
    }
  ],
  "word": "u minh"
}

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          "_dis": "67 33",
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          "_dis": "79 21",
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        {
          "word": "u u minh minh"
        }
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      "ipa": "[ʔʊw˧˧ mɨn˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔʊw˧˧ mɨn˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "U Minh"
    }
  ],
  "word": "u minh"
}

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      "ipa": "[ʔu˧˧ mïŋ˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ʔʊw˧˧ mɨn˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔʊw˧˧ mɨn˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "U Minh"
    }
  ],
  "word": "u minh"
}

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        {
          "english": "I'm still confused.",
          "text": "Vẫn thấy u minh thế nào ấy.",
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        {
          "word": "u u minh minh"
        }
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      "ipa": "[ʔu˧˧ mïŋ˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔʊw˧˧ mɨn˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔʊw˧˧ mɨn˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "U Minh"
    }
  ],
  "word": "u minh"
}

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