trầm ngâm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 沉吟.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəm˨˩ ŋəm˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈəm˦˩ ŋəm˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈəm˨˩ ŋəm˧˧]

Verb

trầm ngâm

  1. (literary) to ponder; to be pensive