nhẹm

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲɛm˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲɛm˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɲɛm˨˩˨]

Verb

nhẹm • ()

  1. (rather dated, usually in compounds) to carefully hide
    Nói sao cho nhẹm chứ mà lộ ra thì mắc mệt.
    As long as you keep it under wraps, we are not going to get the blame for any issues.

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