chững

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨŋ˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨŋ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cɨŋ˨˩˦]

Verb

chững

  1. to briefly halt; to miss a beat (to momentarily falter)