dầm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dam"

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• giầm

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zəm˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jəm˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jəm˨˩]

Verb

dầm • (淫, 霪, 淋, 潭)

1. to stay in the rain

   dầm mưa ― to stay in the rain

   mưa dầm ― soaked by the rain

2. to soak; to steep; to pickle; to dip into; to submerge into

   dầm quần áo bẩn vào nước ― to soak dirty clothes in water

   cà dầm tương ― a type of egglant (cà bát) soaked in a local soy sauce

Derived terms

Derived terms

• dầm dề
• dầm mưa dãi nắng