chôn vùi

Vietnamese

Etymology

chôn (“to bury”) +‎ vùi (“to bury”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕon˧˧ vuj˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕoŋ˧˧ vuj˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [coŋ˧˧ vuj˨˩] ~ [coŋ˧˧ juj˨˩]

Verb

chôn vùi • (󱟳𣼯)

  1. to bury; to cover (with material)
  2. (figurative) to hide; to conceal
  3. (figurative) to ruin; to destroy
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