nhằm nhò

Vietnamese

Etymology

-o reduplication (A tone) of nhằm. This root is also seen in ăn nhằm.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

nhằm nhò

1. (colloquial, chiefly in the negative) to suffer from a potential harm or threat