chuộc

See also: chuốc and chước

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 贖 (“to redeem”, SV: thục).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕuək̚˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕuək̚˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cuək̚˨˩˨]

    Verb

    chuộc

    1. to redeem (by payment); to ransom
    2. to redeem (sin); to atone; to expiate

    Derived terms

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