chìm đắm

Vietnamese

Etymology

chìm (“to be submerged”) +‎ đắm (“to sink; to be keen on”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕim˨˩ ʔɗam˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕim˦˩ ʔɗam˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cim˨˩ ʔɗam˦˥]

Verb

chìm đắm • (沉𣿇)

to be completely sunk; to be fully immersed
(figurative) to be engrossed; to be enraptured; to be spellbound

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