trầm trọng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 沈重.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəm˨˩ t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈəm˦˩ ʈawŋ͡m˨˩ʔ] ~ [ʈəm˦˩ ʈɔŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈəm˨˩ ʈawŋ͡m˨˩˨]

Adjective

trầm trọng

  1. severe, grave, dire
    bị mất ngủ trầm trọng
    to be severely lacking sleep