không dám

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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không (not) +‎ dám (dare).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ zaːm˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ jaːm˦˧˥] ~ [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ jaːm˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ jaːm˦˥] ~ [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ jaːm˦˥]

Interjection

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không dám

  1. (polite) you're welcome; not at all
  2. (sarcastic) I wouldn't dare do that; how would I ever dare do that?

Synonyms

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