chắp vá

Vietnamese

Etymology

chắp (“to join”) +‎ vá (“to mend”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕap̚˧˦ vaː˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕap̚˦˧˥ vaː˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cap̚˦˥ vaː˦˥] ~ [cap̚˦˥ jaː˦˥]

Verb

chắp vá • (𢴇𦀪)

  1. to patch; to cobble; to patch up

Adjective

chắp vá • (𢴇𦀪)

  1. motley; patchy; fragmentary; unsystematic
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