giở chứng

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) trở chứng

Etymology

giở (“to unfold”) +‎ chứng (“症, disease; vice”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zəː˧˩ t͡ɕɨŋ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jəː˧˨ t͡ɕɨŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jəː˨˩˦ cɨŋ˦˥]

Verb

giở chứng

  1. to fall into vice; to be corrupted
  2. to be worsened; to be aggravated; to be exacerbated
  3. (figurative) to act up; to misbehave
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