ngậm nước

Vietnamese

Etymology

ngậm +‎ nước.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋəm˧˨ʔ nɨək̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋəm˨˩ʔ nɨək̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋəm˨˩˨ nɨək̚˦˥]

Verb

ngậm nước

  1. (literal) to hold water in one's mouth

Adjective

ngậm nước

  1. (chemistry) hydrated
    Antonym: khan
    silica ngậm nướchydrated silica
  2. waterlogged