xộ khám

Vietnamese

Etymology

xộ (“to sit”) +‎ khám (“prison”). The first element is from Teochew 座 (t͡so¹¹).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [so˧˨ʔ xaːm˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [sow˨˩ʔ kʰaːm˦˧˥] ~ [sow˨˩ʔ xaːm˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [sow˨˩˨ kʰaːm˦˥] ~ [sow˨˩˨ xaːm˦˥]

Verb

xộ khám

1. (slang) to be imprisoned; to be jailed

   Synonym: ngồi tù