kiềm chế

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• kềm chế

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 鉗制.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kiəm˨˩ t͡ɕe˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kiəm˦˩ t͡ɕej˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kim˨˩ cej˦˥]

Verb

kiềm chế

1. to restrain; to control