bặm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bam"

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓam˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓam˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓam˨˩˨]

Verb

bặm • (𡀫)

to bite (one's lips)
bặm miệng không khóc ― to bite one's lips and hold back one's tears
to clench; to compress
Lúc mới tập đi xe đạp, tôi luôn bặm tay giữ ghi đông thật chặt.
When I first learned to ride a bike, I always clenched my fists and held the handlebars really tightly.

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