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    I recall a translation on Vdict "Pa gia ham" The expression was translated as "You lovely/crazy old woman" I guess it meant daft which is not a pejorative exprerssion but quite endearing.

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    Anyway, You can tell your people don't say ham after your name.
    They can say "quai" or "di" or another word instead.
    In VN, there is a footballer who is called "Luong di" because of his football technique. Many people love his style of playing football

    vietnamse4you say he's never heard quai after name but I have.

    Ham = tham, tham lam = greedy
    Ham = Hâm = cracked, crack-brained, oddish, slightly dotty

    I guess your people thought that you don't understand deeply vietnamese therefore they use the nick careless. Besides, translation on Vdict dictionary is not 100% exact

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    english-learner was so serious I don't see any problem when I use "hâm/khìn" after name if I'm talking to my close friend

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