nham nhở

See also: nhằm nhò

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • nhơm nhở

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲaːm˧˧ ɲəː˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲaːm˧˧ ɲəː˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɲaːm˧˧ ɲəː˨˩˦]

Adjective

nham nhở

  1. spotted; spotty; patchy
    bức tường nham nhở ― a patchy wall
    Nó bôi mĩ phẩm bậy bạ nên giờ mặt nham nhở lắm.
    She put on some sketchy cosmetics and it messed her face up.
    • 1978, Chu Lai, chapter 9, in Nắng đồng bằng, NXB Quân đội Nhân dân:
      Cả hai đều chỉ mặc quần đùi, toàn người trát lọ nham nhở.
      The two wore shorts only and their entire bodies were smeared with soot in irregular patches.

Adverb

nham nhở

  1. (of smiling) grinningly
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