chấp nê

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from (to hold) and (mud/weak).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəp̚˧˦ ne˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəp̚˦˧˥ nej˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cəp̚˦˥ nej˧˧]

Verb

chấp

  1. (archaic, rare) to be stubborn; to be obstinate