chém
See also: chêm
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editNon-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 斬 (SV: trảm).
Pronunciation
editVerb
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
editDerived terms