giữ nguyên

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

  1. to preserve; to keep intact; to keep things the way they were
    giữ nguyên hiện trạngto maintain the status quo