chuyên chú

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 專注, composed of (specific) and (to concentrate).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕwiən˧˧ t͡ɕu˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕwiəŋ˧˧ t͡ɕʊw˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [c⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˧˧ cʊw˦˥]

Verb

chuyên chú

  1. to focus solely on; to concentrate entirely on