chìm xuồng

Vietnamese

Etymology

chìm (“to be sunk”) +‎ xuồng (“canoe”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕim˨˩ suəŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕim˦˩ suəŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cim˨˩ suəŋ˨˩]

Verb

chìm xuồng • (沉𦩰)

  1. to capsize; to shipwreck
  2. (figurative) to be shelved and forgotten
  3. (figurative) to fail; to go bankrupt
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