chong chóng
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editReduplication of chóng (“quick; fast”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˧ t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˧ t͡ɕawŋ͡m˦˧˥] ~ [t͡ɕɔŋ˧˧ t͡ɕɔŋ˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [cawŋ͡m˧˧ cawŋ͡m˦˥]
Noun
edit(classifier cái) chong chóng • (𢶢𢶢)
- a pinwheel
- (by extension) a propeller
- (by extension) a wind turbine