nhiễm
Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 染 (“to dye; to catch something bad”). Doublet of nhuộm and nhuốm.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]nhiễm
- to inadvertently take in something bad for one's health
- nhiễm lạnh ― to have hypothermia (literally, “to "catch" the cold”)
- nhiễm bệnh ― to contract a disease/illness
- nhiễm trùng ― to have an infection (literally, “to "catch" bugs”)
- (colloquial) to become so immersed in a particular hobby or subculture that it starts to affect behavior in real life; to LARP
- Synonym: lậm
- nhiễm phim Hàn ― to act like one is in Korean drama
- nhiễm game ― to be a video game LARPer