hắc ám

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 黑暗 (“dark; unlighted”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hak̚˧˦ ʔaːm˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [hak̚˦˧˥ ʔaːm˦˧˥] (Saigon) IPA(key): [hak̚˦˥ ʔaːm˦˥] === Adjective === hắc ám dark; unlighted (figurative) backward; unenlightened; evil; corrupt; sordid; dark