chém

See also: chêm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 斬 (SV: trảm).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɛm˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɛm˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cɛm˦˥]

Verb

chém • (𠛤, 𪟂, 𫥸)

1. to slash; to chop; to cut; to behead
2. (figurative, colloquial) to rip off; to sell too dear

   bị chém ― to be ripped off

See also

Derived terms

• chém giết
• chém gió