châm chọc

Vietnamese

Etymology

châm (to sting) +‎ chọc (to prick, to provoke).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəm˧˧ t͡ɕawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəm˧˧ t͡ɕawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cəm˧˧ cawk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Verb

châm chọc

  1. to taunt; to sneer; to tease