chêm
See also:
chém
Vietnamese
Etymology
Related to
nêm
.
Pronunciation
(
Hà Nội
)
IPA
(key)
:
[t͡ɕem˧˧]
(
Huế
)
IPA
(key)
:
[t͡ɕem˧˧]
(
Saigon
)
IPA
(key)
:
[cem˧˧]
Verb
chêm
• (
拈
,
袩
,
襜
)
to
wedge
(
figurative
,
in conversation
)
to
interject
; to
interrupt
Derived terms
sụn chêm
(
“
meniscus
”
)