ngầm

See also: ngám, ngâm, ngậm, ngắm, and 'ngam

Vietnamese

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

ngầm • (硶, 砛, 吟, 沉, 沈)

  1. beneath the surface (underground; subterranean, underwater; subaquatic)
  2. (figurative) secret; covert; unspoken
    cảnh sát ngầm ― undercover policeman

Derived terms

  • mạch ngầm
  • ngầm ẩn
  • ngầm ngấm
  • ngầm vành kết cỏ
  • sóng ngầm
  • tàu ngầm
  • tắt ngấm tắt ngầm
  • tẩm ngẩm tầm ngầm

Adverb

ngầm

  1. (figurative) secretly; covertly; unspokenly
    ngầm hiểu ― to understand something without being told
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