máy chém

Vietnamese

Etymology

máy (“machine”) +‎ chém (“to slash/behead”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maj˧˦ t͡ɕɛm˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [maj˨˩˦ t͡ɕɛm˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ma(ː)j˦˥ cɛm˦˥]

Noun

máy chém

  1. a guillotine (a machine to decapitate individuals)
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