châm chích

Vietnamese

Etymology

châm (“to prick”) +‎ chích (“to sting”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəm˧˧ t͡ɕïk̟̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəm˧˧ t͡ɕɨt̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cəm˧˧ cɨt̚˦˥]

Verb

châm chích • (𠛌刾)

  1. to prick; to sting; to puncture
  2. (figurative) to inflict a feeling of pins and needles
  3. (figurative) to insult; to taunt; to goad
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