biếm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 貶 (“to demote; villify”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiəm˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiəm˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓim˦˥]

Verb

biếm

(archaic) to demote; to downgrade; to declass
Từ công chúa bị biếm thành nô tài ― From a princess, demoted to a servant
(in compounds) to villify; to ridicule; to condemn

Derived terms

bao biếm (to judge neutrally)
biếm hoạ (caricature)
châm biếm (to ridicule; satire)

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