máy chém

Vietnamese

Etymology

máy (“machine”) +‎ chém (“to slash/behead”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [maj˧˦ t͡ɕɛm˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [maj˨˩˦ t͡ɕɛm˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ma(ː)j˦˥ cɛm˦˥]

Noun

a guillotine (a machine to decapitate individuals)

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