chêm

See also: chém

Vietnamese

Etymology

Related to nêm.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕem˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕem˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cem˧˧]

Verb

chêm • (拈, 袩, 襜)

1. to wedge
2. (figurative, in conversation) to interject; to interrupt

Derived terms

• sụn chêm (“meniscus”)