chỉnh đốn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 整頓, composed of 整 (“to tidy”) and 頓 (“to arrange”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕïŋ˧˩ ʔɗon˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨn˧˨ ʔɗoŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cɨn˨˩˦ ʔɗoŋ˦˥]

Verb

chỉnh đốn

  1. to sort out; to reorganize; to rearrange (to eliminate disorder)
    Synonym: chấn chỉnh
  2. (figurative) to regulate
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