châm chước

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 斟酌, composed of 斟 (“to pour”) and 酌 (“pour wine”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəm˧˧ t͡ɕɨək̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəm˧˧ t͡ɕɨək̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cəm˧˧ cɨək̚˦˥]

Verb

châm chước

  1. to forgive; to pardon (a person)
  2. to reconcile; to accommodate (requests)
  3. to relent; to mitigate; to abate (a punishment)
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