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dâm

Pronunciation Northern /zəm˧˧/ Central /jəm˧˥/ Southern /jəm˧˧/
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lewd; lustful
Adjective
lewd; lustful Usage derogatory
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3 senses
Meaning
3 senses
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Adjective

Sense 1 Adjective
lewd; lustful Usage derogatory

Having an excessive or improper sexual nature.

Sense 2 Adjective
shady Descriptive Properties, States & Register FormsTheme Weather, Landforms, Environment & DisastersTheme WeatherTag

(Regional) A variant of “râm”: shady, or (of the sky) overcast and without sun.

vi Trời hôm nay rất dâm mát.

en It is very cool and overcast today.

Verb

Sense 3 Verb
fornicate; have illicit sex Usage derogatory

To engage in sexual conduct considered immoral or improper.

Parts
淫
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
淫
Candidates by syllable
dâm 婬(淫 / 𦹻)
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
đàm / đam / đám / dặm …
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Use
hiếp dâm / dâm phụ / cưỡng dâm / khiêu dâm …
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