nhắm mắt

Vietnamese

Etymology

nhắm +‎ mắt.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲam˧˦ mat̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲam˦˧˥ mak̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɲam˦˥ mak̚˦˥]

Verb

nhắm mắt

  1. to close one's eyes
  2. (figurative) to breathe one's last; to close one's eyes for the last time
  3. (colloquial) to die content
  4. (figurative) to close one's eyes and ignore

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