tham ô

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 貪污.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰaːm˧˧ ʔo˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰaːm˧˧ ʔow˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰaːm˧˧ ʔow˧˧]

Verb

tham ô

  1. (especially of officials) to embezzle; to be corrupt
    Synonyms: biển thủ, hà lạm

Noun

tham ô

  1. corruption; graft; embezzlement
    Synonym: tham nhũng
    • 2011 [1969 February 3], Hồ Chí Minh, “Nâng cao đạo đức cách mạng, quét sạch chủ nghĩa cá nhân”, in Hồ Chí Minh – Toàn tập, volume 15, page 547; English translation from “Elevate Revolutionary Ethics, Make a Clean Sweep of Individualism”, in Hồ Chí Minh: Selected Writings (1920-1969), 1977, page 353:
      Do cá nhân chủ nghĩa mà ngại gian khổ, khó khăn, sa vào tham ô, hủ hóa, lãng phí, xa hoa.
      Because of their individualism, they flinch from hardships and difficulties and sink into corruption, depravation, waste and luxury.
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