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˦˩]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰɛm˨˩]
  • Audio (Hà Nội)(file)

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
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