giở chứng
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Vietnamese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) trở chứng
Etymology[edit]
giở (“to unfold”) + chứng (“症, disease; vice”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zəː˧˩ t͡ɕɨŋ˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [jəː˧˨ t͡ɕɨŋ˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [jəː˨˩˦ cɨŋ˦˥]
Verb[edit]
- to fall into vice; to be corrupted
- to be worsened; to be aggravated; to be exacerbated
- (figurative) to act up; to misbehave