cháu chắt
Vietnamese
Etymology
cháu (“grandkid”) + chắt (“great-grandkid”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaw˧˦ t͡ɕat̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaw˨˩˦ t͡ɕak̚˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ca(ː)w˦˥ cak̚˦˥]
Noun
- (literal, collective) grandchildren and great-grandchildren
- (figurative, collective) descendants; progeny; posterity