chần chừ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare trù trừ.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕən˨˩ t͡ɕɨ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəŋ˦˩ t͡ɕɨ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cəŋ˨˩ cɨ˨˩]

Verb

chần chừ

  1. to hesitate; to dither; to procrastinate; to delay (especially due to ambivalence)
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