biếm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 貶 (“to demote; vilify”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəm˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəm˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓim˦˥]

Verb

biếm

  1. (archaic) to demote; to downgrade; to declass
    Từ công chúa bị biếm thành nô tài ― From a princess, demoted to a servant
  2. (in compounds) to vilify; to ridicule; to condemn

Derived terms

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