êm đềm

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔem˧˧ ʔɗem˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔem˧˧ ʔɗem˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔem˧˧ ʔɗem˨˩]

Adjective

êm đềm

1. fond; pleasant

References

• "êm đềm" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)