nửa chừng
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nɨə˧˩ t͡ɕɨŋ˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [nɨə˧˨ t͡ɕɨŋ˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [nɨə˨˩˦ cɨŋ˨˩]
Adverb[edit]
- half-done; unfinished; halfway (through)
- làm nửa chừng bỏ dở ― to leave a job unfinished
- bỏ học nửa chừng ― to drop out halfway through one's course
- Thang máy bị kẹt nửa chừng. ― The lift got stuck halfway up.