cấm đoán
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 禁 and 斷.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəm˧˦ ʔɗwaːn˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kəm˦˧˥ ʔɗwaːŋ˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəm˦˥ ʔɗwaːŋ˦˥]
Verb
- (chiefly in the negative) to prohibit; forbid; ban
- Chả phải là cấm đoán gì, nhưng đừng làm là hơn.
- It's not like it's prohibited or anything, but it would be better if you don't do it.
Noun
- a prohibition; ban