điếm

Level ≈B2 (approx.) adjectivenoun Sino-Vietnamese Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [ʔɗiəm˧˦]Huế [ʔɗiəm˦˧˥]Saigon [ʔɗim˦˥] browser voice

Syllables · tones

điếmrisingsắc

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điếm means being a cheater.

Chinese characters: 店

Meanings of điếm in English

Adjective

Southern Vietnam, colloquial being a cheater
- Thằng đó điếm lắm!He's such a cheater!

Noun

abbreviation, colloquial short for gái điếm (“prostitute”)
abbreviation short for điếm canh (“watch house”)

Example sentences with điếm

Điếm thì vẫn mãi là điếm thôi! A cunt remains a cunt!
Tôi nghe nói mẹ của Brush là điếm. I heard that Brush's mother is a prostitute.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 店.

Frequently asked questions

What does điếm mean in English?

điếm (adjective) means "being a cheater".

How do you pronounce điếm?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗiəm˧˦]; Saigon [ʔɗim˦˥]. Tones: điếm — rising tone (sắc).

Is điếm a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. điếm is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 店.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.