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