đẫm máu

Vietnamese

Etymology

đẫm (“fully covered with or soaked in”) +‎ máu (“blood”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəm˦ˀ˥ maw˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəm˧˨ maw˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəm˨˩˦ ma(ː)w˦˥]

Adjective

đẫm máu

1. (of an event where there are heavy casualties, or a period during which it happens) bloody