lấm láp

Vietnamese

Etymology

-ap reduplication of lấm.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ləm˧˦ laːp̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ləm˦˧˥ laːp̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ləm˦˥ laːp̚˦˥]

Adjective

lấm láp

1. dirtied; soiled; sullied

   Hoa sen mọc bãi cát lầm,
   Tuy rằng lấm láp vẫn mầm hoa sen.

   A lotus grows in the wrong sand
   Muddy, yet still a lotus sprout

See also

• lấm
• lấm lem