tham nhũng

Vietnamese

Etymology

tham (as in tham ô) +‎ nhũng (as in nhũng nhiễu). Sino-Vietnamese word from 貪冗 (“corruption”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰaːm˧˧ ɲʊwŋ͡m˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰaːm˧˧ ɲʊwŋ͡m˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰaːm˧˧ ɲʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦]

Verb

tham nhũng

to engage in corrupt practices
chống tham nhũng ― to fight corruption

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