thèm

See also: them

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (North Central Vietnam) sèm

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 饞 (SV: sàm).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰɛm˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɛm˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰɛm˨˩]

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Verb

thèm • (噞, 噡, 饞, 𡅩, 𩝎)

1. to want to eat
2. (colloquial) to want, to crave

   Không/Hổng thèm!

   I don't care for that! / I don't want that anyways!

Derived terms

Derived terms

• thèm thuồng
• thòm thèm