chong
Hokkien
| For pronunciation and definitions of chong – see 宗 (“ancestral temple; ancestors or elders of a people; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 宗). |
Kokborok
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).
Verb
chong
- to select
References
- Debbarma, Binoy (2001) “chong”, in Concise Kokborok-English-Bengali Dictionary[1], Language Wing, Education Department, TTAADC, →ISBN, page 35
Mandarin
Romanization
chong
- nonstandard spelling of chōng
- nonstandard spelling of chóng
- nonstandard spelling of chǒng
- nonstandard spelling of chòng
Usage notes
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Middle English
Noun
chong
- alternative form of chaunge
Vietnamese
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [t͡ɕɔŋ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [cawŋ͡m˧˧]
Verb
chong • (𤍑, 炵) (reduplication chong chong)
- to keep alight; to make stay lit
- Mỗi tối lũ trẻ cũng phải chong đèn dầu lên mà học bài.
- Every night, a bunch of children also had to keep their oil lamps lit up to study their lessons.
- (figurative, of eyes) to keep open; to stare
- (figurative) to focus (on)
See also
- chong chóng (“pinwheel”)