niêm phong

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 粘 (“to stick”) and 封 (“to seal; to close”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [niəm˧˧ fawŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [niəm˧˧ fawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [niəm˧˧ fɔŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [nim˧˧ fawŋ͡m˧˧]

Verb

niêm phong

1. to seal up