chướng

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See also: chuông, chương, and chưởng

Vietnamese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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Adjective[edit]

chướng

  1. unsightly; ugly; distasteful (especially in appearance)
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Etymology 2[edit]

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (to swell, SV: trướng).

Adjective[edit]

chướng

  1. Alternative form of trướng (swollen; bloated)
    chướng bụngbloated

Etymology 3[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Verb[edit]

chướng

  1. (only in compounds) to obstruct
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Etymology 4[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Noun[edit]

chướng

  1. (only in compounds) miasma; toxic wind
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