phẩy

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Verb

phẩy • (𢵪)

  1. to gently fan (something) off; to whisk (off, away); to flick (away); to flap
  2. to separate using a comma
    Synonym: phết

Noun

phẩy

  1. a comma
    chấm phẩy
    a semicolon
  2. (mathematics) a "decimal point"
    không phẩy năm
    (zero) point five
  3. (chiefly mathematics, physics, chemistry) a prime (symbol (′))
    Synonym: phết
    điểm A' (a phẩy)
    point A'
  4. (calligraphy) a stroke that falling leftwards (㇒)

Usage notes

  • When phẩy is used as a decimal point, unlike in English, a preceding không (“zero”) cannot be omitted.
  • For the thousands, millions, etc. places, use either the actual point (the period .) or the space instead.
  • For ease of access, the prime may be represented by the apostrophe/single quotation mark (') or the single left quotation mark (’) instead.

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