chải chuốt

Compound of chải (“to comb, brush”) +‎ chuốt (“to smooth, whittle”).

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaːj˧˩ t͡ɕuət̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaːj˧˨ t͡ɕuək̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [caːj˨˩˦ cuək̚˦˥]

chải chuốt • (扯捽, 𢹓捽/𲢠捽, 沚淬, 斎拙, 𦃀𢬪)

1. well-groomed, dapper, spruce
2. (of writing) polished; carefully done

   Synonym: trau chuốt

chải chuốt • (扯捽, 𢹓捽/𲢠捽, 沚淬, 斎拙, 𦃀𢬪)

1. (colloquial, rare) to spruce up, primp, beautify

• “chải chuốt”, in Soha Tra Từ (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Vietnam Communications Corporation.