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ăn lậm

verb
Hanoi [ʔan˧˧ ləm˧˨ʔ]Huế [ʔaŋ˧˧ ləm˨˩ʔ]Saigon [ʔaŋ˧˧ ləm˨˩˨] browser voice
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Meanings of ăn lậm in English

Verb

  1. to cut something valuable from somebody ≈ ăn chặn
    • Thằng đó toàn ăn lậm tiền của người ta chứ có uy tín gì.That guy steals money from others all the time, let alone distrustful.

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How do you pronounce ăn lậm?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔan˧˧ ləm˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ʔaŋ˧˧ ləm˨˩˨]. Tones: ăn — level tone (ngang), lậm — heavy tone (nặng).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.