chống giữ

Vietnamese

Etymology

chống (“to prop up; to resist”) +‎ giữ (“to safeguard”). Compare 撑持 (chēngchí), of similar syntax and meaning.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˦ zɨ˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˦˧˥ jɨ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cəwŋ͡m˦˥ jɨ˨˩˦]

Verb

chống giữ

  1. to withstand; to hold out
  2. to support; to maintain
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