chém

See also: chêm

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 斬 (SV: trảm).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɛm˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɛm˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cɛm˦˥]

    Verb

    chém • (㓠, 𠛤, 𪟂, 𫥸, 鉆, 𲤂, 𱐧, 斬)

    1. to slash; to chop; to cut; to behead
    2. (figurative, colloquial) to rip off; to sell too dear
      bị chặt chém ― to be ripped off
    3. short for chém gió (“to brag, to boast”)

    Derived terms

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