chống đỡ

Vietnamese

Etymology

chống (to prop up) +‎ đỡ (to raise; to support).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

chống đỡ

  1. to prop up; to hold up; to support
  2. to endure; to sustain; to resist