biếm

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 貶 (“to demote; vilify”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəm˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəm˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓim˦˥]

    Verb

    biếm

    1. (archaic) to demote; to downgrade; to declass
      Từ công chúa bị biếm thành nô tài ― From a princess, demoted to a servant
    2. (in compounds) to vilify; to ridicule; to condemn

    Derived terms

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