chìm đắm
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
chìm (“to be submerged”) + đắm (“to sink; to be keen on”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕim˨˩ ʔɗam˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕim˦˩ ʔɗam˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cim˨˩ ʔɗam˦˥]
Verb[edit]
- to be completely sunk; to be fully immersed
- (figurative) to be engrossed; to be enraptured; to be spellbound