khiêu dâm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 挑 (“to provoke”) and 淫 (“lewd”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xiəw˧˧ zəm˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰiw˧˧ jəm˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰiw˧˧ jəm˧˧] ~ [xiw˧˧ jəm˧˧]

Verb

khiêu dâm

to be sexually provocative; to be pornographic; to be sexy; to be obscene

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