làm nhục

Vietnamese

Etymology

làm (“to make”) +‎ nhục (“ashamed; humiliated”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [laːm˨˩ ɲʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [laːm˦˩ ɲʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [laːm˨˩ ɲʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Verb

làm nhục

  1. to humiliate
    Synonyms: sỉ nhục, lăng nhục
  2. (euphemistic) to physically violate, especially in a sexual manner
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