xộ khám

Vietnamese

Etymology

xộ (“to sit”) +‎ khám (“prison”). The first element is from Teochew 座 (t͡so¹¹).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [so˧˨ʔ xaːm˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [sow˨˩ʔ kʰaːm˦˧˥] ~ [sow˨˩ʔ xaːm˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [sow˨˩˨ kʰaːm˦˥] ~ [sow˨˩˨ xaːm˦˥]

Verb

xộ khám

  1. (slang) to be imprisoned; to be jailed
    Synonym: ngồi tù
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