Vietnamese

Noun

(classifier cái) yếm

1. a yem, a Vietnamese bodice based on the Chinese dudou.
2. (by extension) a garment that looks similar and that is worn in a similar fashion, such as a bib or a dudou

   yếm dãi‎

   a bib; a "drool/saliva yem"

3. (Discuss⁽⁺⁾ this sense) bra, brassiere

Descendants

• English: yem

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 厭

Verb

yếm

1. (only in compounds) to be sick and tired of