gièm pha

Vietnamese

Etymology

gièm +‎ pha. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “what exactly does "pha" mean here?”)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zɛm˨˩ faː˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jɛm˦˩ faː˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jɛm˨˩ faː˧˧]

Verb

gièm pha • (𲁰坡, 嚵𠶊, 讒坡)

  1. to disparage; to denigrate; to backbite
    Synonym: nói xấu
    kẻ gièm pha ― a backbiter; a scandalmonger
    Vì nghe những lời gièm pha, tình yêu của đôi trai gái không còn thắm thiết như xưa nữa.
    Because of (hearing) insults and slander, the love of the couple is no longer as strong as it used to be.
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