tham nhũng

Vietnamese

Etymology

tham (as in tham ô) +‎ nhũng (as in nhũng nhiễu). Sino-Vietnamese word from 貪冗 (“corruption”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰaːm˧˧ ɲʊwŋ͡m˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰaːm˧˧ ɲʊwŋ͡m˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰaːm˧˧ ɲʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦]

Verb

tham nhũng

1. to engage in corrupt practices

   chống tham nhũng ― to fight corruption