chuyền

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 傳 (SV: truyền). Doublet of truyền, truyện, chuyện, and đồn.

The initial ‹ch-› here and in chuyện possibly results from a sound change insides Vietnamese, different from, and later than the one which yields ‹ch-› in chạp, chàng, & possibly also chuồng.

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕwiən˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕwiəŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [c⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩]

chuyền • (傳, 纏, 轉, 摶)

1. to pass to, usually by tossing, throwing, kicking, etc.

   chuyền bóng ― to pass the ball to

   Khỉ chuyền từ cành này sang cành nọ.

   The monkey passes from one branch to another.

   1. (clarification of this definition is needed) a game that involves tossing balls

      chơi chuyền ― to play this game

      hòn chuyền ― any ball (usually tennis ball) involved in the game