xa xăm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Reduplication of xa.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [saː˧˧ sam˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [saː˧˧ sam˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [saː˧˧ sam˧˧]

Adjective

xa xăm

  1. far, distant (in space or time)
    cõi xa xăm ― a distant realm
    Một kỉ niệm xa xăm. ― A distant memory.
  2. to be in a brown study, lost in a faraway place
    ánh mắt nhìn xa xăm ― a faraway look
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