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Vietnamese
Etymology
From French film, from English film.
Pronunciation
Noun
(classifier cuốn) phim
- (photography, film) film
(classifier bộ) phim
- (film, television, pornography) any type of video involving cinematic elements, such as movies, TV series, commercials, documentaries, etc., except music videos; or pornographic videos or sex tapes that may or may not involve cinematic elements
(classifier thức) phim
- a clip of footage
Usage notes
- Phim is rather a very generic word for "kinds of videos", as Vietnamese lacks proper distinguishing terms for those. One may not need to specify the type of video when in doubt; phim would suffice.
Derived terms
See also
Zou
Noun
phim
- needle
References