châm biếm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 針貶, composed of 針 (“needle”) and 貶 (“censure”), a misreading of châm biêm (針砭) ("to critique").

Pronunciation

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

Verb

châm biếm

  1. to satirize; to ridicule; to mock

Adjective

châm biếm

  1. satirical; cynical; mocking

Noun

châm biếm

  1. satire (as a genre)
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