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cắm sừng

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Hanoi [kam˧˦ sɨŋ˨˩]Huế [kam˦˧˥ ʂɨŋ˦˩]Saigon [kam˦˥ ʂɨŋ˨˩] browser voice
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cắmrisingsắcsừngfallinghuyền

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cắm sừng means to cuckold/cuckquean; to put horns on; to be unfaithful to.

Meanings of cắm sừng in English

Verb

  1. idiomatic to cuckold (one's husband)/cuckquean (one's wife); to put horns on (one's spouse); to be unfaithful to (one's spouse)
    • cắm 7 cái sừngto cuckold (one's husband)/cuckquean (one's wife) 7 times
    • Cái thằng đến tội. Bị vợ cắm sừng mà không hay.Poor him. He has no clue he's being cuckolded by his wife.
    • Cái con đến tội. Bị chồng cắm sừng mà không hay.Poor her. She has no clue she's being cuckqueaned by her husband.

Example sentences with cắm sừng

  • Tom là một thằng bị cắm sừng. Tom's a cuckold.
  • Nữ nam tước đã cắm sừng nam tước. The baroness cuckolded the baron.
  • Có tin đồn Tom là một kẻ bị cắm sừng. Rumor has it Tom's a cuckold.
  • Một người bị cắm sừng là người chia sẻ bạn gái với ít nhất một người khác. A cuckold is a person who shares a bosom with at least one other person.

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

Etymology

Compound of cắm (“to stick/peg (something into a surface)”) + sừng (“horn”).

Frequently asked questions

What does cắm sừng mean in English?

cắm sừng (verb) means "to cuckold/cuckquean; to put horns on; to be unfaithful to".

How do you pronounce cắm sừng?

IPA: Hanoi [kam˧˦ sɨŋ˨˩]; Saigon [kam˦˥ ʂɨŋ˨˩]. Tones: cắm — rising tone (sắc), sừng — falling tone (huyền).

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.