chém
See also: chêm
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 斬 (SV: trảm).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
- to slash; to chop; to cut; to behead
- (figurative, colloquial) to rip off; to sell too dear
- bị chém ― to be ripped off
- Short for chém gió (“to brag, to boast”).
See also edit
Derived terms