nếm

See also: NEM, Nem, nem, -nem, nem-, 'nem, ném, ñem, nêm, nēm̄, ņem, něm, and nệm

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ɗeːmʔ.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nem˧˦]

(Huế) IPA^(key): [nem˦˧˥]

(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [nem˦˥]

Verb

nếm • (𫫞, 唸)

(transitive) to taste (to sample the flavor of something orally), to sip
nếm canh ― to have a taste of the soup

nếm thử miếng bánh ― to taste-test a pastry
(transitive, figuratively) to experience something unpleasant
nếm mùi cay đắng ― to be left with a bitter taste

nếm đòn ― to have a taste of the [cane, bat]; to be beaten

Synonyms

(to experience something unpleasant): nếm mùi

Derived terms

Derived terms

nếm mùi
nếm thử
nếm trải

Anagrams

mến

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