phiếm đàm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 泛 (“unspecific”) and 談 (“to discuss”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fiəm˧˦ ʔɗaːm˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [fiəm˦˧˥ ʔɗaːm˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [fim˦˥ ʔɗaːm˨˩]

Verb

phiếm đàm

  1. (literary, uncommon) to chat idly; to make small talk; to gossip
    Synonyms: tán dóc, tán gẫu
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