chắc nịch

Vietnamese

Etymology

chắc +‎ nịch.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕak̚˧˦ nïk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕak̚˦˧˥ nɨt̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cak̚˦˥ nɨt̚˨˩˨]

Adjective

chắc nịch

  1. (of muscle, etc.) firm; strong; thickset
  2. (of attitude) firm; dead certain; (of argument) well-founded