chong chóng
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Reduplication of chóng (“quick; fast”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˧ t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˧ t͡ɕawŋ͡m˦˧˥] ~ [t͡ɕɔŋ˧˧ t͡ɕɔŋ˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cawŋ͡m˧˧ cawŋ͡m˦˥]
Noun[edit]
(classifier cái) chong chóng • (𢶢𢶢)
- a pinwheel
- (by extension) a propeller
- (by extension) a wind turbine