điếm
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "diem"
Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 店.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗiəm˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗiəm˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗim˦˥]
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)
Noun
[edit]điếm
- (colloquial) Short for gái điếm (“prostitute”).
- Short for điếm canh (“watch house”).
Adjective
[edit]điếm
- (colloquial, Southern Vietnam, games) being a cheater
- Thằng đó điếm lắm!
- He's such a cheater!