chìm đắm

Vietnamese

Etymology

chìm (“to be submerged”) +‎ đắm (“to sink; to be keen on”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕim˨˩ ʔɗam˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕim˦˩ ʔɗam˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cim˨˩ ʔɗam˦˥]

Verb

chìm đắm • (沉𣿇)

1. to be completely sunk; to be fully immersed
2. (figurative) to be engrossed; to be enraptured; to be spellbound