chiêm ngưỡng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 瞻仰 (“to look at with reverence”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiəm˧˧ ŋɨəŋ˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiəm˧˧ ŋɨəŋ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cim˧˧ ŋɨəŋ˨˩˦]

Verb

chiêm ngưỡng

1. to gaze reverently at; to admire; to pay homage to