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Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 南針, composed of 南 (“south”) and 針 (“needle”), from Chinese 指南針／指南针 (chỉ nam châm, “compass”, literally “southward needle”). In Chinese philosophy, south is a "yang" direction and thus more dominant than north.
Pronunciation
Noun
(classifier cái, chiếc, cục) nam châm
- a magnet (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism)
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