chuyên chú

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 專注, composed of (specific) and (to concentrate).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕwiən˧˧ t͡ɕu˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕwiəŋ˧˧ t͡ɕʊw˨˩˦]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [c⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˧˧ cʊw˦˥]

    Verb

    chuyên chú

    1. to focus solely on; to concentrate entirely on