chong chóng

See also: chōngchōng and chóngchóng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Reduplication of chóng (“quick; fast”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˧ t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˧ t͡ɕawŋ͡m˦˧˥] ~ [t͡ɕɔŋ˧˧ t͡ɕɔŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cawŋ͡m˧˧ cawŋ͡m˦˥]

Noun

(classifier cái) chong chóng • (𢶢𢶢)

  1. a pinwheel
  2. (by extension) a propeller
  3. (by extension) a wind turbine
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