khiêu dâm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 挑 (“to provoke”) and 淫 (“lewd”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xiəw˧˧ zəm˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰiw˧˧ jəm˧˧] ~ [xiw˧˧ jəm˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰiw˧˧ jəm˧˧] ~ [xiw˧˧ jəm˧˧]

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Verb

khiêu dâm

1. to be sexually provocative; to be pornographic; to be sexy; to be obscene