đậm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dam"

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• đặm

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəm˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəm˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəm˨˩˨]

Adjective

đậm • (潭)

1. (of taste of herbal drinks) strong

   trà đậm ― strong tea

2. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (of certain kinds of rain) heavy

   Synonym: nặng hạt

   • 2006, Ngô Văn Phú, Nỗi nhớ giăng đầy một trận mưa:

     Mưa bay, mưa bay
     Gió xô cánh cửa
     Hai đầu nỗi nhớ
     Chỗ nào mưa đậm?
     Chỗ nào mưa thưa?

     The rain was fluttering,
     The wind was slaming onto the doors.
     My grief was split into two ends.
     Which one could be a downpour?
     Which one could be a small rain?

3. (of certain colors) deep

   Synonym: sậm

   đỏ đậm ― deep red

Adverb

đậm

1. (of sports matches or certain competitions) having a steep difference in score

   thắng đậm ― to have a landslide victory

   thua đậm ― to get battered

Derived terms

• đậm đà
• đậm đặc
• đậm nét
• sâu đậm

 

See also

• đượm