chập chờn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəp̚˧˨ʔ t͡ɕəːn˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəp̚˨˩ʔ t͡ɕəːŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cəp̚˨˩˨ cəːŋ˨˩]

Adjective

chập chờn • (𪮞𤒲)

  1. unstable; on-off; fluctuating
    mạng chập chờn ― unstable Internet connection
  2. (figurative) half-asleep; half-awake
  3. (archaic) flickering; twinkling; scintillating
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