nhắm mắt

Vietnamese

Etymology

nhắm +‎ mắt.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲam˧˦ mat̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲam˦˧˥ mak̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɲam˦˥ mak̚˦˥]

Verb

nhắm mắt

1. to close one's eyes
2. (figurative) to breathe one's last; to close one's eyes for the last time
3. (colloquial) to die content
4. (figurative) to close one's eyes and ignore

Derived terms

• nhắm mắt đưa chân
• nhắm mắt nhắm mũi
• nhắm mắt xuôi tay