làm nhục

Vietnamese

Etymology

làm (“to make”) +‎ nhục (“ashamed; humiliated”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

làm nhục

to humiliate
Synonyms: sỉ nhục, lăng nhục
(euphemistic) to physically violate, especially in a sexual manner

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