cưu mang

Vietnamese

Etymology

cưu (“to bear”) +‎ mang (“to carry; to be pregnant”)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kiw˧˧ maːŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kɨw˧˧ maːŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kɨw˧˧ maːŋ˧˧]

Verb

cưu mang

  1. to help someone in desperate times; to take someone under one's wing
  2. (archaic or literary) to bear children; to be pregnant
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