chi dùng

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 支用 (to disburse, SV: chi dụng).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕi˧˧ zʊwŋ͡m˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɪj˧˧ jʊwŋ͡m˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cɪj˧˧ jʊwŋ͡m˨˩]

Verb

chi dùng

  1. to spend; to pay out; to disburse