thuận

Sino-Vietnamese word from 順 (“to conform”). Doublet of thuần.

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰwən˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰwəŋ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˨˩˨]
• Homophone: Thuận

thuận

1. (of a limb) dominant

   Antonym: nghịch

   tay thuận ― a dominant hand/arm

   thuận tay trái ― to be left-handed

2. (mathematics, of a relationship between two variables) proportional

   Antonym: nghịch

   tỉ lệ thuận với ― to be proportional with

3. (chemistry, of a reaction, or its direction as noted in the equation) "rightward"

   Antonym: nghịch

4. (sometimes before nouns, of conditions) favorable

   thuận buồm xuôi gió ― smooth sailing (literally, “favorable sail, following wind”)

   mưa thuận gió hoà ― favorable weather (literally, “favorable rains, calm winds”)

thuận

1. (of people) to agree with

• hoà thuận, thuận hoà
• thoả thuận
• thuận vợ thuận chồng, tát biển đông cũng cạn