gặm
Pronunciation
Northern
/ɣa̰ʔm˨˩/
Central
/ɣa̰m˨˨/
Southern
/ɣam˨˩˨/
Listen
to gnaw, to nibble
Verb
to gnaw, to nibble
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
to gnaw, to nibble Core Actions
To bite or chew on something persistently with small, quick movements.
vi Con chuột đang gặm một miếng phô mai nhỏ một cách nhanh chóng.
en The mouse is gnawing on a small piece of cheese quickly.
Parts
Inherited from Proto-Vietic / 噤
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Parts
Inherited from Proto-Vietic / 噤
OriginInherited from Proto-Vietic
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
噤
Candidates by syllable
gặm
噤（𡄎 / 𡅢）
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
gẫm / gấm / gầm / gắm …
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Similar
gẫm / gấm / gầm / gắm …
Use
trâu già gặm cỏ non
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Use
trâu già gặm cỏ non