chập chững

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

-âp reduplication of chững.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəp̚˧˨ʔ t͡ɕɨŋ˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəp̚˨˩ʔ t͡ɕɨŋ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cəp̚˨˩˨ cɨŋ˨˩˦]

Adjective[edit]

chập chững

toddling; hobbling; waddling (especially of a young child)
(figurative) amateurish; inchoate; undeveloped

Verb[edit]

chập chững

to toddle; to hobble; to waddle

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