chừng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 程 (SV: trình).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cɨŋ˨˩]

Noun

chừng • (澄)

  1. rough estimate, extent or measure
  2. contingency; eventuality

See also

Adverb

chừng

  1. about; approximately
    Synonyms: khoảng, cỡ, độ

Verb

chừng

  1. to stop or slow down halfway
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