chống giữ

Vietnamese

Etymology

chống (“to prop up; to resist”) +‎ giữ (“to safeguard”). Compare 撑持 (chēngchí), of similar syntax and meaning.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˦ zɨ˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˦˧˥ jɨ˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cəwŋ͡m˦˥ jɨ˨˩˦]

Verb

chống giữ

1. to withstand; to hold out
2. to support; to maintain