chiếu tướng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 照 (“to check”) and 將 (“the king piece”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiəw˧˦ tɨəŋ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiw˨˩˦ tɨəŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ciw˦˥ tɨəŋ˦˥]

Verb

chiếu tướng

  1. (chess, xiangqi) to check; to put the king in check
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