câu chấp

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 拘執 (“rigid/stubborn”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

câu chấp

  1. (dated, rare) to nitpick; to quibble; to be petty
  2. (dated, rare) to be stubborn; to be obstinate
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