How do you say “guillotine” in Vietnamese?

“Guillotine” in Vietnamese is máy chém (a guillotine).

Vietnamese words for “guillotine”

• máy chémListennoun
  Hanoi [maj˧˦ t͡ɕɛm˧˦] · Saigon [ma(ː)j˦˥ cɛm˦˥]máy rising chém rising

  a guillotine

  for “guillotine” meaning: A machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation, consisting of a tall upright frame from which is suspended a heavy diagonal-edged blade which is dropped onto the neck of the

Related Vietnamese words

• chém đầuListenverb

  to behead; to decapitate

• xénListenverb

  to shear; to trim; to clip

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