chém
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See also: chêm
Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 斬 (SV: trảm).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
- to slash; to chop; to cut; to behead
- (figurative, colloquial) to rip off; to sell too dear
- bị chém ― to be ripped off
- Short for chém gió (“to brag, to boast”).
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Derived terms