chèo chống

Vietnamese

Etymology

chèo (“to row”) +‎ chống (“to punt; resist”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɛw˨˩ t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɛw˦˩ t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cɛw˨˩ cəwŋ͡m˦˥]

Verb

chèo chống

  1. to row and punt (in order to move in water)
  2. (figurative) to cope; to endure
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