nhắm nghiền

Vietnamese

Etymology

nhắm +‎ nghiền.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲam˧˦ ŋiən˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲam˦˧˥ ŋiəŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɲam˦˥ ŋiəŋ˨˩]

Verb

nhắm nghiền

1. to close (one's eyes) tightly; to screw up (i.e. squint) one's eyes

   nhắm nghiền mắt ― shut one's eyes tightly