nhiễm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 染 (“to dye; to catch something bad”). Doublet of nhuộm and nhuốm.

Pronunciation

Verb

nhiễm

  1. to inadvertently take in something bad for one's health
    nhiễm lạnh ― to have hypothermia (literally, “to "catch" the cold”)
    nhiễm bệnh ― to contract a disease/illness
    nhiễm trùng ― to have an infection (literally, “to "catch" bugs”)
  2. (colloquial) to become so immersed in a particular hobby or subculture that it starts to affect behavior in real life; to LARP
    Synonym: lậm
    nhiễm phim Hàn ― to act like one is in Korean drama
    nhiễm game ― to be a video game LARPer

Derived terms

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