chuộc

See also: chuốc and chước

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 贖 (“to redeem”, SV: thục).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕuək̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕuək̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cuək̚˨˩˨]

Verb

chuộc

  1. to redeem (by payment); to ransom
  2. to redeem (sin); to atone; to expiate

Derived terms

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