thủ dâm

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

Hanoi [tʰu˧˩ zəm˧˧]Huế [tʰʊw˧˨ jəm˧˧]Saigon [tʰʊw˨˩˦ jəm˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

thủdippinghỏi dâmlevelngang

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thủ dâm means to masturbate.

Chinese characters: 手淫

Meanings of thủ dâm in English

Verb

euphemistic, formal to masturbate

Words with thủ dâm

thủ dâm tinh thần

Example sentences with thủ dâm

Con gái cũng thủ dâm phải không? Do girls also masturbate?
Cậu ta bị mẹ bắt gặp đang thủ dâm. He was caught masturbating by his mother.
Anh ta bị mẹ bắt gặp đang thủ dâm. He was caught masturbating by his mother.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 手淫.

Frequently asked questions

What does thủ dâm mean in English?

thủ dâm (verb) means "to masturbate".

How do you pronounce thủ dâm?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰu˧˩ zəm˧˧]; Saigon [tʰʊw˨˩˦ jəm˧˧]. Tones: thủ — dipping tone (hỏi), dâm — level tone (ngang).

Is thủ dâm a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. thủ dâm is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 手淫.

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.