đụng chạm

Vietnamese

Etymology

đụng +‎ chạm.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗʊwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ t͡ɕaːm˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗʊwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ t͡ɕaːm˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗʊwŋ͡m˨˩˨ caːm˨˩˨]

Verb

đụng chạm

  1. to bump (against each other); to collide (with); to touch
  2. to clash (with each other); to have a minor conflict (with)
  3. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) alternative form of động chạm (to touch upon; to harm)