Vietnamese
Etymology
giữ + nguyên.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zɨ˦ˀ˥ ŋwiən˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [jɨ˧˨ ŋwiəŋ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [jɨ˨˩˦ ŋwiəŋ˧˧]
Verb
giữ nguyên
- to preserve; to keep intact; to keep things the way they were
- giữ nguyên hiện trạng ― to maintain the status quo