thủ dâm

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (nói lái) thẩm du

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 手淫.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰu˧˩ zəm˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰʊw˧˨ jəm˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰʊw˨˩˦ jəm˧˧]

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Verb

thủ dâm

1. (formal and euphemistic) to masturbate