biếm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 貶 (“to demote; villify”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiəm˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiəm˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓim˦˥]

Verb

biếm

1. (archaic) to demote; to downgrade; to declass

   Từ công chúa bị biếm thành nô tài ― From a princess, demoted to a servant

2. (in compounds) to villify; to ridicule; to condemn

Derived terms

• bao biếm (to judge neutrally)
• biếm hoạ (caricature)
• châm biếm (to ridicule; satire)