chổng kềnh
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Vietnamese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Khmer ចង្គ្រាង (cɑngkriəng, “to be flat or to fall on one's back with the limbs up in the air”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˩ kəjŋ̟˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˨ ken˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [cəwŋ͡m˨˩˦ kəːn˨˩]
Verb
[edit]chổng kềnh
- (colloquial) to fall on one's back; to topple or roll over