chòm xóm

Vietnamese

Etymology

chòm (“small hamlet”) +‎ xóm (“neighborhood”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɔm˨˩ sɔm˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɔm˦˩ sɔm˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cɔm˨˩ sɔm˦˥]

Noun

chòm xóm • (𥬧𥯎)

1. small hamlet and neighborhood
2. (figurative) neighbors (especially within one's rural hamlet)