va chạm

Vietnamese

Etymology

va +‎ chạm.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vaː˧˧ t͡ɕaːm˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vaː˧˧ t͡ɕaːm˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vaː˧˧ caːm˨˩˨] ~ [jaː˧˧ caːm˨˩˨]

Verb

va chạm

  1. to collide against; to strike against; to knock against (generally speaking)
    Sự kiện tuyệt chủng kỷ Creta-Paleogen là do va chạm với một tiểu hành tinh gây ra.
    The Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event is caused by the collision with an asteroid.
  2. (figurative) to clash; to conflict
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