chắp vá

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

chắp (“to join”) +‎ vá (“to mend”).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕap̚˧˦ vaː˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕap̚˦˧˥ vaː˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cap̚˦˥ vaː˦˥] ~ [cap̚˦˥ jaː˦˥]

Verb[edit]

chắp vá • (𢴇𦀪)

to patch; to cobble; to patch up

Adjective[edit]

chắp vá • (𢴇𦀪)

motley; patchy; fragmentary; unsystematic

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