Definition

1. Verb (obsolete):
   • To transcribe phonetically: To write down a word or text using characters or symbols that represent its sounds, especially from one writing system to another.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Các nhà ngôn ngữ học thường dịch âm tên riêng nước ngoài. (Linguists often phonetically transcribe foreign proper names.)
  • Từ này được dịch âm từ tiếng Pháp. (This word is phonetically transcribed from French.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "dịch âm" is considered somewhat archaic in modern Vietnamese. In contemporary usage, phrases like "phiên âm" (to transcribe sounds) or "chuyển tự" (to transliterate) are more commonly used for the concept of phonetic transcription.

Variants and Related Words

• Bản dịch âm (n): A phonetic transcription.

  • Hãy xem bản dịch âm ở dưới chữ Hán. (Please look at the phonetic transcription below the Chinese characters.)

• Sự dịch âm (n): The act or process of phonetic transcription.

Synonyms

• Transcribe phonetically: To write down sounds.
• Render phonetically: To represent the sounds of speech in writing.

Notes on Meaning

• "Dịch âm" specifically focuses on converting the of a word, not its meaning. It is distinct from "dịch nghĩa" (to translate the meaning).
• Historically, it was used in the context of representing Chinese words or foreign loanwords in the Vietnamese alphabet (Quốc Ngữ).

1. (cũ) Transcribe phonetically