chìm ngập

Vietnamese

Etymology

chìm (“to be submerged”) +‎ ngập (“to be flooded”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕim˨˩ ŋəp̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕim˦˩ ŋəp̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cim˨˩ ŋəp̚˨˩˨]

Verb

chìm ngập • (沉𣵵)

  1. to be flooded (and drowning)
  2. (figurative) to be overcome
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