chướng

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See also: chuông, chương, and chưởng

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Adjective

chướng (reduplication chương chướng)

  1. unsightly; ugly; distasteful (especially in appearance)
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Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (to swell, SV: trướng).

Adjective

chướng

  1. Alternative form of trướng (swollen; bloated)
    chướng bụngbloated

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Verb

chướng

  1. (only in compounds) to obstruct
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Noun

chướng

  1. (only in compounds) miasma; toxic wind
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