đụng chạm

Vietnamese

Etymology

đụng +‎ chạm.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗʊwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ t͡ɕaːm˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗʊwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ t͡ɕaːm˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗʊwŋ͡m˨˩˨ caːm˨˩˨]

Verb

đụng chạm

1. to bump (against each other); to collide (with); to touch
2. to clash (with each other); to have a minor conflict (with)
3. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) Alternative form of động chạm (“to touch upon; to harm”)