chướng

See also: chuông, chương, and chưởng

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨəŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cɨəŋ˦˥]

Etymology 1

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 悵 (“dissatisfied”, SV: trướng).

    Adjective

    chướng

    1. unsightly; ugly; distasteful (especially in appearance)
    Derived terms
    • chướng mắt
    • chướng tai
    • chướng tai gai mắt (“unsightly”)

    Etymology 2

      Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 脹 (“to swell”, SV: trướng).

      Adjective

      chướng

      1. alternative form of trướng (“swollen; bloated”)
        chướng bụng ― bloated

      Etymology 3

        Sino-Vietnamese word from 障.

        Verb

        chướng

        1. (only in compounds) to obstruct
        Derived terms

        Etymology 4

          Sino-Vietnamese word from 瘴.

          Noun

          chướng

          1. (only in compounds) miasma; toxic wind
          Derived terms
          • chướng khí (瘴氣, “miasma”)
          • gió chướng (𫗄瘴)
          • lam chướng (嵐瘴)
          • lam sơn chướng khí (嵐山瘴氣)
          • sơn lam chướng khí (山嵐瘴氣)
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