bỏm bẻm

See also: bombem and bõm bẽm

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

bỏm bẻm

1. leisurely; casually (chewing)

   ...bà ngoại thì tóc phải bạc, lưng phải còng, nhai trầu bỏm bẻm.

   ...(if a) grandmother, then her hair must be gray, her back must be bent; chewing betel leisurely.

2. (the sound of chewing slowly without eating)
3. Alternative spelling of bõm bẽm