lì lợm

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Vietnamese

Etymology

-ơm reduplication of .

Pronunciation

Adjective

lợm

  1. obstinate
    • 2016, Trầm Hương, Trong cơn lốc xoáy, part I, NXB Phụ nữ, page 38:
      Lúc đầu, Jeannette còn thấy anh khóc lóc, van xin, rên rỉ, nhưng càng về sau, cô bé thấy anh Louis càng trở nên câm lặng và lì lợm.
      At first, Jeannette still saw him weeping, begging, groaning, but of late she noticed Louis was turning more and more taciturn and obstinate.