chìm đắm
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]chìm (“to be submerged”) + đắm (“to sink; to be keen on”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕim˨˩ ʔɗam˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕim˦˩ ʔɗam˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [cim˨˩ ʔɗam˦˥]
Verb
[edit]- to be completely sunk; to be fully immersed
- (figurative) to be engrossed; to be enraptured; to be spellbound