ghim

See also: ghìm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 針 (“needle; pin”, SV: châm). Doublet of kim.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣim˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣim˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɣim˧˧]

Noun

ghim • (金) (classifier mũi, cái)

1. pin; clip; fastener

Derived terms

• đinh ghim

Verb

ghim • (金)

1. to pin; to fasten with a pin
2. synonym of găm (“to keep (in one's mind); to guard”)