Definition

1. Noun:
   • Acute accent; high tone: "dấu sắc" is one of the five diacritical marks used in the Vietnamese alphabet to denote tones. It indicates a high, rising tone (thanh sắc).

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Chữ "á" có dấu sắc. (The letter "á" has an acute accent.)
  • Trong tiếng Việt, dấu sắc làm thay đổi nghĩa của từ. (In Vietnamese, the acute accent changes the meaning of a word.)
  • Bạn phải đánh dấu sắc trên nguyên âm. (You must place the acute accent on the vowel.)

Advanced Usage

• Tonal Pairing: In linguistic descriptions, "dấu sắc" (high rising tone) is often contrasted with "dấu huyền" (low falling tone) to illustrate the tonal system.
  • Sự khác biệt giữa "ma" (ghost) và "má" (mother) là do dấu sắc. (The difference between "ma" and "má" is due to the acute accent.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thanh sắc (n): The term for the high rising tone itself, not just the mark.
  • Thanh sắc có âm điệu lên cao. (The "thanh sắc" has a rising pitch.)
• Dấu (n): A general term for a mark or sign.
• Dấu giọng / Thanh điệu (n): Tone mark / tone.

Synonyms

• Dấu lên (informal): Rising mark. (Note: This is a descriptive, non-standard term.)
• Acute accent (in English): The equivalent typographical term.

Related Phrases

• Đánh dấu sắc: To type/place an acute accent.
  • Làm ơn đánh dấu sắc cho chữ "o". (Please put an acute accent on the letter "o".)
• Có dấu sắc: Having an acute accent.
  • Từ này có dấu sắc. (This word has an acute accent.)

Related Idioms

• (No common idioms specifically for "dấu sắc"): This term is technical and is not typically used in idiomatic expressions.

1. acute accent; high tone