giam cầm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 監 and 擒.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaːm˧˧ kəm˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jaːm˧˧ kəm˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jaːm˧˧ kəm˨˩]

Verb

giam cầm

1. to imprison; confine