niêm phong

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 粘 (“to stick”) and 封 (“to seal; to close”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [niəm˧˧ fawŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [niəm˧˧ fawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [niəm˧˧ fɔŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [nim˧˧ fawŋ͡m˧˧]

Verb

niêm phong

  1. to seal up
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