chỉnh lí

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 整理, composed of 整 (“to sort out”) and 理 (“to revise”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

chỉnh lí

  1. to readjust; to modify; to revise
    Cuộc chỉnh lí tại Việt Nam Cộng hoà 1964 ― the 1964 Readjustment in the Republic of Vietnam
  2. to collate (especially texts or data)
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