Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

ém

[ʔɛm˧˦] 🎙 Say it

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to hide, to conceal, to keep quiet

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

che giấu, giấu kín, im lặng

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Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

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Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to tuck in (blankets, a mosquito net…) under a mattress, mat…

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

đặt (chăn, mùng…) dưới nệm, chiếu…

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Nửa đêm, má tôi đi ém mùng lại,[…]In the middle of the night, my mother tucked in the mosquito net; […]

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What does “ém” mean?

(verb) to hide, to conceal, to keep quiet

Is “ém” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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