chấp bút

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 執筆 (to write).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəp̚˧˦ ʔɓut̚˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəp̚˦˧˥ ʔɓʊk̚˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cəp̚˦˥ ʔɓʊk͡p̚˦˥]

    Verb

    chấp bút

    1. to ghostwrite; to cowrite; to write on behalf of (or with) someone else
    2. to draft; to write a preliminary version